Merz stated Germany's desire to achieve a balance with Russia

Germany wants to achieve a balance with Russia as its largest European neighbor. This was announced on January 14 by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

"If we finally find a long—term balance with our largest European neighbor, namely Russia, then we, the Federal Republic of Germany, will be able to look to the future with great confidence," the Bundestag's press service quoted Merz as saying on its website.

As the Chancellor noted, he has always maintained that "Russia is a European country" with which peace must be achieved.Газета.Ru ".

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Merz said on January 8 that the formation and deployment of multinational forces within the framework of security guarantees for Ukraine is impossible without Russia's consent. However, he added that at the moment the parties are far from agreeing.

The head of the European Commission's press service, Paula Pinho, noted on January 12 that EU countries would inevitably have to negotiate with Russia.

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