Merz hopes Russia “nonetheless has some humanity and can go away folks in peace at Christmas”

Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz has prompt that Russia think about a Christmas truce.

Supply: Merz throughout a press briefing with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on 15 December, as reported by European Pravda

Particulars: Merz mentioned that the Europeans, Individuals and Ukrainians have drawn up quite a lot of proposals in latest days, and these might be conveyed to the Russian aspect.

Quote: "The ball is now in Russia's court docket. I don't know whether or not it is going to be doable to realize this by Christmas or whether or not they are going to make good use of the time.

We’ll do every thing we are able to to proceed to attraction to the Russians and the Russian authorities with a view to cease the preventing, not less than over the Christmas interval. As a result of in latest weeks and months, the struggle has primarily been killing civilians and destroying kindergartens and colleges. That is terror towards the civilian inhabitants in Ukraine.

And maybe the Russian authorities nonetheless has some remnants of humanity left and might go away folks in peace for a number of days, not less than over Christmas."

Particulars: Merz prompt that if such a truce had been to happen, it might be the start of constructive and pragmatic negotiations resulting in a long-lasting peace in Ukraine.

Background:

• In December 2024, Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán claimed he had prompt a Christmas truce and a large-scale prisoner change to Ukraine, however that Zelenskyy had apparently rejected the concept.
• Hungarian Overseas Minister Péter Szijjártó mentioned that Kyiv had refused a telephone name between Orbán and Zelenskyy relating to the Hungarian "truce" proposal and mentioned he was outraged that just about nobody within the EU supported the "Christmas truce".
• In a speech at his annual end-of-year press convention, Russian ruler Vladimir Putin confirmed that Orbán had prompt a "Christmas truce" of a number of days and a prisoner swap. The Kremlin chief had replied that he "had to consider it".

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