Merz outlines two key priorities for Coalition of the Willing summit in Berlin

German Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced this while speaking to journalists in Dublin on Friday, Ukrinform reports. “As you know, I have invited the so-called Coalition of the Willing to a meeting next week. We will gather in Berlin with more than 20 heads of state and government from the coalition. We want to achieve two things: first, funding for Ukraine’s defense for the coming year, 2027; and second, to once again establish a unified position on future peace negotiations,” he said. The Chancellor also said that the meeting would address the issue of European representation in future negotiations aimed at ending the war against Ukraine.