Merz Warns Trump in Dublin: No Surprises in the Putin Talks, as Europe Fears a Second Anchorage Moment
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz urged U.S. President Donald Trump in Dublin on November 13 not to spring any surprises during expected talks on Ukraine with Russian President Vladimir Putin in China next week.
Merz spoke as EU leaders gathered in the Irish capital. He said some in Dublin feared the talks could turn into a "second Anchorage moment", referring to the Trump-Putin summit in Anchorage, Alaska, which European leaders had viewed as a potentially pivotal moment in efforts to end the war in Ukraine. "I therefore want to state our message to the United States very clearly: please, no surprises. Continue to play as part of 'Team Europe' and 'Team Ukraine'," Merz said.
U.S. and Russian representatives met in Abu Dhabi earlier this week. Merz said substantive peace negotiations were expected to begin in the coming weeks, with European participation for the first time, and he is pushing EU leaders to commit to supporting Ukraine as part of negotiations on the bloc's long-term budget.
At their informal meeting in Dublin the same day, the EU's 27 leaders discussed who should represent Europe in the coming negotiations without settling the question. The New York Post has reported that Trump will hold a trilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Putin on the sidelines of the APEC summit on November 19, an arrangement that has not been officially confirmed.
(Source: Reuters)
Source: Reuters
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：德国总理 Friedrich Merz 资料照片（2025年到访欧盟委员会）。照片 CC BY 4.0（Dati Bendo／European Union），经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, file photo from his 2025 visit to the European Commission. CC BY 4.0 (Dati Bendo / European Union), via Wikimedia Commons.
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