German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday that despite recent progress in discussions over a revised U.S. peace plan for Ukraine, a major diplomatic breakthrough is unlikely this week.
Speaking at an EU-Africa summit in Angola, Merz welcomed adjustments made to President Donald Trump’s proposal and noted that talks in Geneva between U.S., European, and Ukrainian officials had produced a first draft outlining shared positions. He stressed, however, that the path to a settlement remains long.
Merz underlined that Europe’s support for Kyiv will continue, insisting that Ukraine must not be pressured into unilateral territorial concessions and must retain the ability to defend itself. He said strong armed forces and credible security guarantees from partners are essential to any durable agreement.
He also emphasised that European consensus is required on all matters touching EU interests and sovereignty.
Responding to reports that Washington wants Kyiv to approve the plan by Thursday, Merz said negotiations will now move to the level of heads of state and government, adding that he remains doubtful Russia is ready to engage seriously.
Merz reiterated that increased Western pressure on Moscow is necessary to bring it to the table. Without such pressure, he warned, “there will be no process, and if there is no process, there will be no peace.”
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European leaders gathered in Dublin on Thursday, 12 November, for the ninth European Political Community (EPC) summit, with security, defence and energy high on the agenda. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev held talks focused on peace, trade and regional cooperation.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres delivered a stark warning at this year's COP31 summit, saying the climate crisis iss advancing faster than governments' efforts to contain it.
Iran will not let a single particle of its enriched nuclear material leave the country, and any new U.S. attack would be met with strikes on distant American bases, Iranian security chief Mohsen Rezaei has said.
Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang is stepping down amid reports linking him to a woman suspected by U.S. authorities of spying for China, throwing the future of the $4 trillion chipmaker into uncertainty.
Here's your AnewZ Daily Brief for 11 November. Today, we cover Russia-Ukraine peace talks, political tensions in Washington, strikes in Spain, espionage allegations involving Nvidia's CEO, and climate negotiations at COP31 in Türkiye.
President Vladimir Putin agreed on Thursday to let European representatives join the next round of Ukraine peace talks while the United States continues to work towards what could become the largest prisoner exchange of the Russia-Ukraine war.
Azerbaijan and the UK have pledged to strengthen defence, trade and education cooperation after signing a joint declaration elevating relations to a strategic level in Dublin, Ireland on Thursday (12 November).
More than 333,000 people have been forced from their homes in Yemen since the beginning of August as fighting has escalated, including more than 24,000 in the past week alone, the United Nations said on Thursday.
A court in Russia’s Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad has sentenced human rights lawyer Maria Bontsler to 12 years in prison on treason charges, after prosecutors accused her of passing sensitive information to Ukraine.
U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to double tariffs on Mexico unless it stops more than a thousand migrants who are walking north towards the United States, warning that they will be denied entry.
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