Merz: Germany will be a guaranteed participant in peace talks on war in Ukraine
Verified: 100 outlets in 41 countries have reported this story since Nov 6, 4 of them from Ukraine.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says the first peace talks involving European representatives are expected in the coming weeks, with countries represented in Abu Dhabi likely to take part.
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4 outlets from Ukraine, where the story is: Interfax-Ukraine, The Kyiv Independent, Kyiv Post and 1 more · how we count
- Nov 6, 11:55 AM UTCFirst reportRussia, Ukraine escalate mutual strikes in Black Sea ahead of Abu Dhabi talksafricanews.com ↗
- Nov 7, 1:59 AM UTC+14 hRussian forces launch missile attack on Ukrainian capital Kyiv, mayor saysstraitstimes.com ↗
- Severity rose to high
- Nov 7, 3:15 AM UTC+15 hRussia launches ballistic missile attack on Kyiv ahead of Abu Dhabi peace talksinvesting.com ↗
- Nov 13, 4:00 PM UTC+7 d· you’re reading thisMerz: Germany will be a guaranteed participant in peace talks on war in Ukrainepravda.com.ua (again) ↗
- Nov 13, 4:03 PM UTC+7 dEU foreign policy chief says ceasefire must precede wider talks with Russiacphpost.dk (again) ↗
- Nov 13, 4:03 PM UTC+7 dRussia says Europe could join Ukraine peace talks under conditionscphpost.dk (again) ↗
- Nov 13, 4:19 PM UTC+7 dMerz Says Germany ‘Guaranteed’ a Seat at Ukraine Peace Talkskyivpost.com (again) ↗
[Claude] Report 3 covers Merz's same guaranteed-seat remarks as Report 1, while Report 2 is a separate Mitsotakis statement on Europe's seat at talks that shares only the topic.
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