Germany's likely future chancellor proposes 4-way contact group on Ukraine

The likely future Chancellor of Germany proposes to create a 4-party contact group on Ukraine Irina Martsiyash

Merz proposes quadripartite contact group on Ukraine/Collage by 24 Channel

Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Chancellor candidate Merz proposes creating a contact group on issues of post-war European order Ukraine.

Thus, the politician proposes to create a group that would include Germany, France, Great Britain and Poland. DW writes about this.

4-party group on Ukraine

Merz believes that, along with the United States, these four countries “have sufficient political, economic and military potential and capabilities to influence the formation of the political order in Europe after Russia's aggressive war.”

According to him, this is precisely why the authorities of these four countries should already now create a contact group of heads of government or foreign ministers.

The CDU leader also named two necessary conditions for cooperation and the development of proposals.

• First, proposals for a peace plan should not be put forward by Germany alone, “but only in close coordination with these European partners.”
• Second, the countries of Eastern and Central Europe, and especially in Ukraine, “must never have the impression that the political map of Europe is being redrawn behind their backs.”