Under Ukraine security guarantees, Western troops could repel Russian forces post-ceasefire, says Germany's Merz


FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz attend a press conference at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany December 15, 2025. REUTERS/Liesa Johannssen/File Photo

BERLIN, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Under post-ceasefire guarantees provided by the United States and Europe to Ukraine, peacekeepers could in certain circumstances repel Russian forces, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told ZDF public television in an interview, adding that this remained a far-off prospect.

Pressed by interviewers for details on the possible security guarantees floated by the United States in Monday's Berlin talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Merz said the guarantors would need to repel Russian forces should there be a violation of any ceasefire terms.

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