{"id":1145733,"date":"2025-05-07T18:04:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T15:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1145733"},"modified":"2025-05-07T16:22:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T13:22:38","slug":"merz-plans-to-visit-ukraine-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/merz-plans-to-visit-ukraine-soon\/","title":{"rendered":"Merz Plans to Visit Ukraine &#8220;Soon&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is planning to visit Ukraine in the near future,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tagesschau.de\/newsticker\/liveblog-bundesregierung-mittwoch-100.html\"> <em>Tagesschau<\/em> reports.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, coordination for the trip is underway. During his visit to Paris, Merz stated that he wants to &#8220;do everything possible within the European Union to secure a lasting ceasefire after the coming weekend, so that a peace agreement with Russia can then be concluded.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The chancellor emphasized that the key question now is whether Russia is ready to agree to a 30-day ceasefire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Merz also linked the issue of German security guarantees for Ukraine to the need for a prior agreement on a long-term ceasefire in Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Merz, it is crucial that the United States continues to participate in this process, &#8220;as well as in providing future security guarantees for Ukraine,&#8221; and &#8220;that the Americans remain engaged.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He expressed hope that the U.S. &#8220;will continue to fulfill its commitments&#8221; within NATO and towards Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Friedrich Merz made his first trip in office to Paris, and is set to travel next to Warsaw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Friday, May 9, Merz is expected in Brussels, where he will meet with the President of the European Council and the head of the European Commission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/kellogg-names-key-obstacle-to-achieving-peace-in-ukraine\/\">Kellogg Names Key Obstacle to Achieving Peace in Ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is planning to visit Ukraine in the near &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":1079678,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,49,36415,36422],"tags":[76,78],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1145733","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-news-en","category-11473-news-en","category-11473-news-en-3","tag-glavnoe-en","tag-homepage-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Merz Plans to Visit Ukraine &quot;Soon&quot; 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