German Chancellor Mertz said on the 11th that he and many European leaders jointly issued a proposal to US President Trump involving territorial concessions that Ukraine is preparing to make. Mertz said during a joint meeting with visiting NATO Secretary General Rutte on the same day that the proposal was issued after he spoke Mandarin with French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Stammer on the 10th. Mertz said he and other European leaders have made it clear to Trump that this question must be answered by the President of Ukraine and the Ukrainian people. Mertz said that according to the planned process, the European side will hold talks with US representatives this weekend, and a meeting may be held in Berlin early next week. He also said that the negotiated solution must protect Europe's security interests, and must not be at the expense of unity between the EU and NATO.

German Chancellor Mertz said on the 11th that he and many European leaders jointly issued a proposal to US President Trump involving territorial concessions that Ukraine is preparing to make. Mertz said during a joint meeting with visiting NATO Secretary General Rutte on the same day that the proposal was issued after he spoke Mandarin with French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Stammer on the 10th. Mertz said he and other European leaders have made it clear to Trump that this question must be answered by the President of Ukraine and the Ukrainian people. Mertz said that according to the planned process, the European side will hold talks with US representatives this weekend, and a meeting may be held in Berlin early next week. He also said that the negotiated solution must protect Europe's security interests, and must not be at the expense of unity between the EU and NATO.