(13 May 2025)
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1. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis arriving at press conference
2. Photographer
3. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis
4. SOUNDBITE: (German) Friedrich Merz, German Chancellor:
"We welcome that President Zelensky has personally agreed to travel to Turkey to negotiate peace with President Putin, but now it is really up to Putin to accept this negotiation offer and agree to a ceasefire. The ball is entirely in Russia’s court."
5. Merz and Mitsotakis
6. Journalist typing
7. SOUNDBITE: (German) Friedrich Merz, German Chancellor:
"We will also advocate for further sanctions in the event that the Russian leadership does not agree to the proposals we made together last weekend, also on behalf of many other European member states with whom we were closely coordinated."
8. Journalists
9. SOUNDBITE: (German) Friedrich Merz, German Chancellor:
"(Regarding further sanctions) Will focus on other areas, such as the energy sector and also the financial market."
10. German chancellor Friedrich Merz and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis leaving
STORYLINE:
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz pushed anew for an unconditional 30-day ceasefire as he met his Greek counterpart in Berlin Tuesday. “We are waiting for Putin’s agreement,” he said.
Merz welcomed Zelenskyy’s readiness to travel personally to Istanbul, “but now it is really up to Putin to accept this offer of negotiations and agree to a ceasefire. The ball is exclusively in Russia.”
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