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.
Merz said he and Macron will hold bilateral discussions on several topics, including economic collaboration between the two countries, the situation between Ukraine and Russia, and the de-bureaucratisation of Europe.
(Reporting by Emma-Victoria Farr, editing by)
