German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is the last of the leaders to speak.<\/p>\n
“This new year is beginning exactly the way the old one ended – with intensive peace diplomacy for Ukraine,” he says.<\/p>\n
“In the triangle of Europeans, Ukraine and United States, we have built on the progress that we achieved last year in Berlin.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“This is a shared success.”<\/p>\n
Merz says the US and the coalition have the “same strategic goal”.<\/p>\n
“Today, we focused on the contribution that Europe and its partners, after a ceasefire, could make for Ukraine,” he adds.<\/p>\n
“As the coalition of the willing, we will be shouldering our responsibilities.”<\/p>\n
Germany could have a presence in a neighbouring NATO country to Ukraine\u00a0after a year of any future ceasefire, Merz says.<\/p>\n
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