Merz to Trump: No 'second Anchorage' when you sit down with Putin
Germany's Friedrich Merz told Donald Trump to keep Europe and Ukraine in the loop ahead of the US president's expected meeting with Vladimir Putin in China. Speaking in Dublin, Merz warned against a rerun of the Anchorage summit, when allies felt frozen out.
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- The source published it on Nov 13, 2026 at 1:50 PM.
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz used the European Political Community Summit in Dublin on Friday to send Washington a blunt message: no surprises. Ahead of Trump's expected sit-down with Vladimir Putin at the APEC summit in China on November 18–19, Merz asked the US president to keep European allies and Ukraine in the room.
He pointed straight at the last Trump-Putin meeting in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025, when European and Ukrainian officials felt sidelined by Washington's direct engagement with Moscow. Merz said the fear in Dublin was that history repeats itself, telling reporters some there already see a possible quote, unquote 'second Anchorage moment.'
His ask was explicit. 'We want to make our message to the USA very clear once again: please no surprises, continue playing as Team Europe and with Ukraine, and let us work together for real peace,' Merz said, per Breaking The News.
The pitch lands as Trump's expected China meeting with Putin takes shape on the APEC sidelines. Merz's framing of 'Team Europe and with Ukraine' sets up the alliance's demand for a seat at any table that touches the war.
TopicsFriedrich Merz · Donald Trump · Vladimir Putin · Ukraine · Germany · APEC · Dublin · Anchorage
Source: breakingthenews.net
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