German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has proposed Geneva as the venue for talks between the leaders of Russia and Ukraine.

Source:ntv, as reported by European Pravda 

Details:Merz would recommend the Swiss city as the site for such a summit, he said at the Coalition of the Willing conference on Thursday, following his meeting with Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter in Berlin.

Keller-Sutter expressed readiness to host such a meeting.

Background:

• Earlier the same day, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated that his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin were "not yet ready" for a face-to-face meeting.
• Media report that US President Donald Trump intends to leave Russia and Ukraine to organise a meeting between their leaders, thereby distancing himself from the negotiations for the time being.
• Zelenskyy, speaking to the media on 29 August, reiterated that on Monday 1 September the "couple of weeks" Trump had given Moscow for further steps in the talks – including the organisation of a bilateral meeting with Ukraine – would expire, before the US President returned to the idea of sanctions.

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