WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump hosted German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the White House on June 5 to discuss a wide range of pressing issues, including the war in Ukraine.
Merz expressed confidence in Trump’s ability to help resolve the ongoing conflict and urged the U.S. president to toughen his stance on the Kremlin.
“We all are looking for measures and for instruments to bring this terrible war to an end,” Merz told Trump during their meeting in the Oval Office.
Referencing the upcoming D-Day anniversary on June 6, Merz praised the United States’ historical role in ending the war in Europe and liberating his country from Nazi dictatorship….