Selenskyj comes to Berlin’s video selections

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Lerato Khumalo

In front of the Alaska summit

Selenskyj comes to Berlin’s video selections

Updated on 13.08.2025 – 8:57 a.m.Reading time: 2 min.

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Selenskyj comes to Berlin for the consultations with Chancellor Merz. (Archive image) (Source: Michael Kappeler/dpa/dpa pictures)

In front of Trump’s Ukraine summit with Putin, the Europeans switch on with the US President. Chancellor Merz expects a guest who is directly affected.

The Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskyj wants to personally take part in the Video Ads to the Alaska summit about the future of his country in Berlin. He was expected in the capital at noon, the German press agency learned from government circles. The “Bild” and the ARD had previously reported.

The activities were initiated with European Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU). The aim is to find a common line with US President Donald Trump before he hits Alaska Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin on Friday.

Merz wants to interconnect close European allies of Ukraine at 2:00 p.m. in the position center of the Chancellery for a preliminary discussion of the follow -up sentences with Trump. The heads of state and government from France, Great Britain, Italy, Poland and Finland, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, EU Council President António Costa, NATO General Secretary Mark Rutte and Selenskyj.

The Vice President JD Vance is also said to be part of the video count with Trump from 3 p.m. Afterwards, the Federal Chancellor wants to reject the results in the so -called coalition of the willing, under the leadership of Germany, France and Great Britain. Merz plans to inform the public after the switching with Trump in a press conference.

The Europeans and Selenskyj fear that Trump and Putin in Alaska could agree on territories from Ukraine to Russia that Kiev strictly rejects. You should want to make a promise from Trump that he does not make a deal with Putin over the heads of the Ukrainians and the Europeans.

The German government spokesman Stefan Kornelius had said that the talks should be about further options for action to create pressure on Moscow. In addition, there should be talk about the preparation of possible peace negotiations and the associated questions about area claims and collateral. The British Prime Minister Keir Strander again called for security guarantees for Ukraine.