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Putin and Zelenskiy Won’t Meet, German Chancellor Says

WATCH: A meeting between Zelenskiy and Putin is unlikely to materialize, according to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.Source: Bloomberg

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By Arne Delfs, Christoph Rauwald, and Magdalena Del Valle

August 28, 2025 at 1:53 PM EDT

Updated on

August 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM EDT

A meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Russia’s Vladimir Putin is unlikely to materialize, according to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, even though it was touted earlier by US President Donald Trump.

“Apparently a meeting between Zelenskiy and Putin won’t happen, unlike what has been agreed between President Trump and Putin,” Merz told reporters Thursday near Toulon, France.