Unpopular Merz is still obsessed with Ukraine – Wiki Commons
This readiness does not mean much, since Russia won’t accept the Europeans as mediators.
Yesterday (7), once again the E3 group of Euro-Globalists (UK’s Keir Starmer, France’s Emmanuel Macron and Germany’s Friedrich Merz) met with Kiev regime leader Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss the war and the peace process in the Russia-Ukraine war.
These meetings have happened countless times, and never yield anything practical, only tired speeches from four deeply unpopular leaders.
This time around, the E3 leaders published a list of 5 demands to achieve peace in Ukraine – a list that will surely be ignored by both the Russians and the US.
Ukraine, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany have agreed on five conditions for a sustainable peace
Following a meeting in London, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron, and Friedrich Merz endorsed the following principles:
A complete ceasefire as a… pic.twitter.com/5kgkroZmj8
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) June 8, 2026
Today, a spokesman for German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stated that the European leaders are ‘ready to assume the leading role in negotiations’ to end the war.
Politico reported:
“’What is new, I believe, is that this process is now gaining new momentum in Europe’, Stefan Kornelius, Merz’s spokesperson, said following a meeting between the leaders of Ukraine, France, Germany and the U.K in London late Sunday. ‘Another new development is that we are taking up and continuing the negotiation process that the U.S. has largely led. We are doing this in close coordination with the U.S’.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, have led efforts to broker negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, since early 2025 with few tangible results. The European initiative to assume a leading role in peace talks comes as Washington focuses increasingly on ending the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.”
Europe is ready to take the reins of negotiations with Putin from the US, – Merz’s press secretary
“What is new, in my opinion, is that this process is now gaining new momentum in Europe. Another new development is that we are continuing the negotiation process, which… pic.twitter.com/HXdGCRKRL3
— The Ukrainian Review (@UkrReview) June 8, 2026
While nothing practical will come out of this, one thing is for certain: more meetings. The ‘leaders’ “will further discuss their approach to potential peace talks at a G7 meeting in Evian and during a European Council summit in Brussels next week, Kornelius said.”
“’We need the broadest possible support from all European partners in order to actually push toward peace’, he said.”
This is all a waste of time, since Russia has stated time and time again that they do NOT accept the Europeans are mediators, since they are an integral part of Kiev’s war effort, literally participants in the hostilities.
Putin Rejects EU Mediation Role in Ukraine Conflict
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Putin on Europe’s role in Ukraine peace talks
Gerhard Schröder as a possible mediator
Russia-Germany relations
Trust and diplomacy in negotiations
Russian President Vladimir Putin responds to questions about… pic.twitter.com/EVCbeSMZIW
— Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil (@ivan_8848) June 8, 2026
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