German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has made clear that Russia must commit to a ceasefire before any negotiations on ending the war in Ukraine can take place. Source: German news agency dpa, as reported by European Pravda Details: Merz said on Sunday 11 May that a ceasefire agreement should precede further talks between Russia and Ukraine.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called for a ceasefire in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine as a prerequisite for the commencement of negotiations. "Firstly, the weapons must fall silent, and then talks can begin,

"There's only one country that started this illegal conflict and that was Russia and there's only one country that stands between peace and that's Russia," Starmer says. He says the unity between countries on the matter of an unconditional ceasefire is the "greatest" we've ever had.