German Chancellor Mertz said on the 6th that after a cease-fire between Russia and Ukraine, Germany may participate in the multinational force by sending troops to Ukraine's NATO neighbors. According to a report by German News Agency on the same day, Mertz said after attending the “Volunteer Coalition” meeting in Paris that the method and scope of Germany's participation must be decided by the German government and Bundestag after reaching a specific cease-fire agreement. “In principle, we do not rule out any possibility.” Mertz stressed that in order to guarantee a possible cease-fire agreement, countries supporting Ukraine, including the US, need to provide “strong, legally binding security guarantees,” and Germany will continue to participate in this work politically, financially, and militarily.

German Chancellor Mertz said on the 6th that after a cease-fire between Russia and Ukraine, Germany may participate in the multinational force by sending troops to Ukraine's NATO neighbors. According to a report by German News Agency on the same day, Mertz said after attending the “Volunteer Coalition” meeting in Paris that the method and scope of Germany's participation must be decided by the German government and Bundestag after reaching a specific cease-fire agreement. “In principle, we do not rule out any possibility.” Mertz stressed that in order to guarantee a possible cease-fire agreement, countries supporting Ukraine, including the US, need to provide “strong, legally binding security guarantees,” and Germany will continue to participate in this work politically, financially, and militarily.