Talk of boots on the ground in Ukraine sparks unease in Germany


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  • Thursday, 21 Aug 2025

FILE PHOTO: Flags of Germany and Ukraine fly, on the day Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visits Berlin, Germany, February 16, 2024. REUTERS/Liesa Johannssen/File Photo

BERLIN (Reuters) -Allied talk of sending European peacekeeping forces to protect Ukraine as part of a possible peace deal with Russia has sparked a backlash in Germany, a country still scarred by its militaristic Nazi past, even if the prospect remains remote.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz has signalled openness to German participation in a possible peacekeeping mission in Ukraine while emphasizing that such a decision would require coordination with European partners and his own coalition.

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