Among the supporters of the talks there are also people declaring themselves as “rather supportive” such an initiative, as well as those who support it in a decisive way.
The biggest support for direct talks between Merz and Putin express Christian Democrat voters. According to the survey, 64 percent support them. CDU supporters. The lowest support (47%) was recorded among supporters of the Left.
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The dpa agency pointed out that, given the unsuccessful attempts at mediation by the US so far French President Emmanuel Macron is pushing for direct talks between Europeans and Vladimir Putin.
Chancellor Merz has so far been skeptical about this. The head of the German government stated on February 6 that the EU wants to contribute to peace efforts to end the war in Ukraine, but does not intend to open parallel channels of contact. He referred to the trilateral talks between Ukraine, Russia and the USA, which took place last week in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
