Merz wants to help secure the Ukraine ceasefire

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Lerato Khumalo

Ukraine war

Merz wants to help secure the Ukraine ceasefire

Updated on January 6, 2026 – 7:59 p.mReading time: 1 min.

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Merz hesitated for a long time, but now he is promising military participation in securing a ceasefire in Ukraine. (Source: Thomas Padilla/AP/dpa/dpa-bilder)

Chancellor Friedrich Merz has promised Germany’s military participation in securing a possible ceasefire in Ukraine. “This could include, for example, that after a ceasefire we register forces for Ukraine on neighboring NATO territory,” said Merz after a meeting of Ukraine’s allies in Paris.