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,

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.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's remarks about long-range Ukrainian strikes into Russia with European weapons suggested that a decision allowing such attacks had been made long ago.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz sharply criticises Israel’s air strikes on Gaza; a shift in public opinion and government stance towards ongoing conflict.

The "strategic uncertainty" over Taurus, which Mertz is forcing, led to the convening of the UN Security Council by Russia, where Berlin will be accused of disrupting peace agreements on Ukraine. The columnist writes about this Pravda.

Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico slammed German Chancellor Friedrich Merz for stating that Germany could propose EU block the EU funding for Hungary and Slovakia if the two countries diverge from EU policies.

The meeting between the two leaders was an attempt to revive the stalled 'Franco-German motor' before Germany's new chancellor heads to Poland. View on euronews