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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz dismissed a Putin-Zelensky summit, citing lack of tangible negotiation progress amid intensified strikes causing 12 deaths in Kyiv, officials said.
- On August 28, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron held a working dinner at Fort de Brégançon in southern France.
- The meeting occurred in the aftermath of a fresh series of Russian missile and drone attacks on Kyiv that resulted in the deaths of over 20 people, among them four children, while efforts to advance peace negotiations remained at an impasse.
- Merz denounced the attacks and stated it has become clear that a meeting between Ukrainian President Zelensky and Russian President Putin will not take place, contrary to previous hopes and statements from the US.
- US envoy Keith Kellogg condemned the strikes as egregious, and while Trump was displeased, he was not taken aback by the attacks, which hindered attempts to advance peace negotiations.
- The worsening conflict suggests enduring division, with Macron and Merz aligned on Europe’s approach while Ukraine plans discussions on post-war security with the US on August 29.
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