The meeting between Trump and Kremlin boss Vladimir Putin in Alaska explained last Friday, according to WadePhul: “Moscow has to move for a fair and permanent peace.”
In the talks in Washington on Monday evening, in which Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) also participates, it will be “elements of a negotiating solution on the way to a fair peace for Ukraine,” said the Federal Foreign Minister. Fixed security guarantees are central to this. Ukraine must “be able to defend itself effectively even after a ceasefire and the event of peace.”
US President Trump welcomes Selenskyj, Merz and other top European representatives-including France President Emmanuel Macron, the British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and EU Commission Head Ursula von der Leyen-in Washington on Ukraine talks. Central topics will be security guarantees for Ukraine in a peace solution and the attitude towards the Russian area claims. Trump is said to have promised US security guarantees for Ukraine.
WadePhul started a visit to Japan and Indonesia on Monday. Meeting with the Japanese Minister of Economic Affairs Yoji Muto and the Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who has been in office since October 2024, are planned. On Tuesday, the Federal Foreign Minister also visits the Expo World Exhibition in Osaka, and on Wednesday he continues to Indonesia, and his return to Germany is planned for Friday.
