FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz attends a press conference with Jordan's King Abdullah (not pictured) at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, July 29, 2025. REUTERS/Nadja Wohlleben/File Photo
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Thursday that it seems clear there will be no meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, during a statement alongside French President Emmanuel Macron.
Macron welcomed Merz for a working dinner at Bregancon Fort in southern France, where the leaders gave a statement to the press before their meeting.
