{"id":1394379,"date":"2026-06-23T20:07:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T17:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1394379"},"modified":"2026-06-23T19:09:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T16:09:42","slug":"merz-says-g7-summit-showed-renewed-western-unity-on-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/merz-says-g7-summit-showed-renewed-western-unity-on-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Merz Says G7 Summit Showed Renewed Western Unity on Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the Group of Seven summit in \u00c9vian marked the first time in a long period that the West had demonstrated unity on supporting Ukraine and increasing pressure on Russia,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UATV English<\/a>\u00a0reports.<\/p>\n   <p>Speaking at Industry Day in Berlin, Merz said G7 leaders had reached a new consensus on Russia\u2019s war against Ukraine, largely thanks to a coordinated European position.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cAt the G7 summit held last week in \u00c9vian, France, we found a new consensus regarding Russia\u2019s war of aggression against Ukraine. We closed ranks, not least because Europeans had acted decisively and with one voice beforehand,\u201d Merz said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>According to the German chancellor, the common stance adopted by European allies was one of the key factors behind the agreements reached by G7 leaders.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cIn this context, I can say more generally that what we once called the West demonstrated unity again in \u00c9vian for the first time in a long time,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>Merz added that the current geopolitical environment requires Europe to assume greater responsibility and maintain stronger cohesion.<\/p>\n   <p>Earlier, French President Emmanuel Macron said the G7 summit in \u00c9vian reflected a \u201cvery profound change\u201d in the United States\u2019 approach to supporting Ukraine, including Washington\u2019s willingness to work with European allies on military assistance to Kyiv.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the Group of Seven summit in \u00c9vian &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":1270757,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,49,36418,36415],"tags":[78,72926],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1394379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-news-en","category-11473-news-en-2","category-11473-news-en","tag-homepage-en","tag-ukraine-s-allies-aid"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Merz Says G7 Summit Showed Renewed Western Unity on Ukraine - Freedom<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/merz-says-g7-summit-showed-renewed-western-unity-on-ukraine\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Merz Says G7 Summit Showed Renewed Western Unity on Ukraine - Freedom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the Group of Seven summit in \u00c9vian ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/merz-says-g7-summit-showed-renewed-western-unity-on-ukraine\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Freedom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-06-23T17:07:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/germany_1300x750-1-820x473.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"820\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"473\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"\u0410\u043d\u0442\u043e\u043d \u0428\u0440\u0430\u043c\u0447\u0435\u043d\u043a\u043e\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"\u0410\u043d\u0442\u043e\u043d \u0428\u0440\u0430\u043c\u0447\u0435\u043d\u043a\u043e\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/merz-says-g7-summit-showed-renewed-western-unity-on-ukraine\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/merz-says-g7-summit-showed-renewed-western-unity-on-ukraine\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"\u0410\u043d\u0442\u043e\u043d \u0428\u0440\u0430\u043c\u0447\u0435\u043d\u043a\u043e\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/ec05b64cb7957f2edee871ad21ea2da9\"},\"headline\":\"Merz Says G7 Summit Showed Renewed Western Unity on Ukraine\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-23T17:07:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/merz-says-g7-summit-showed-renewed-western-unity-on-ukraine\/\"},\"wordCount\":225,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/merz-says-g7-summit-showed-renewed-western-unity-on-ukraine\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/germany_1300x750-1.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"\u041d\u0430 \u0433\u043b\u0430\u0432\u043d\u0443\u044e (\u0441\u043b\u0430\u0439\u0434\u0435\u0440)\",\"Ukraine\u2019s Allies &amp; 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