A likely focus of talks between the two leaders will be military aid and whether Germany will provide Ukraine with the Taurus cruise missile.

It is likely necessary to prepare for a prolonged war in Ukraine, as Russia is delaying peace talks, said German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, according to Sky News. "Wars typically end because of economic or military exhaustion on one side or on both sides and in this war we are obviously still far from reaching that,

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that Ukraine is likely to face a prolonged war due to the unwillingness of the aggressor country of russia to negotiate.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Ukraine’s allies decided several months ago to drop restrictions on the use of the weapons they’ve provided to allow Kyiv to strike targets deep inside Russia.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has ignited controversy by confirming that Ukraine is now permitted to strike military targets inside Russian territory. His remarks have intensified tensions between Germany and Russia,

The United Kingdom, France, Germany and the United States lifted restrictions on the range of weapons supplied to Ukraine several months ago. This was announced on May 27 by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, quoted by Die Zeit. On a visit to Finland, he explained that the decision he announced the day before had been made earlier.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Ukraine has been given permission to use weapons supplied by its allies to launch strikes deep inside Russia.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov responded to the comments made by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz regarding the supposed lack of restrictions on the usage of long-range weapons by Ukraine. Peskov expressed that there is "considerable confusion" surrounding this issue.