Germany and its allies will move to confiscate frozen Russian assets if legally possible, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said in an interview with the Zeit newspaper published on Thursday. There are also discussions about more sanctions against Russia in the energy sector,

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has stated that a new package of sanctions against Russia may be adopted at the EU Council meeting in Brussels on 20 May. Source: Merz on X (Twitter) Details: Merz called it a "huge concession" that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy travelled to Istanbul for talks.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz supported the confiscation of frozen Russian assets in favor of Ukraine, but only if there is a clear legal basis for it, Zeit reports. The head of the German government said in an interview with the publication that European leaders are ready to "use all available means" to force Russia toward peace while