Leaders in Germany’s likely next coalition have met to discuss Ukraine policy and security. Outgoing Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock says she wants no leading role in her Green Party parliamentary group.
Outgoing German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is to discuss policy on Ukraine and European security issues with CDU leader Friedrich Merz and the chairman of the CSU parliamentary group, Alexander Dobrindt, on Wednesday.
The talks are likely to focus on the changes in US policy on Ukraine and their consequences for Germany and Europe.
Scholz will also be informing the two conservative lawmakers about the international crisis meeting on Ukraine last Sunday.
Wednesday’s discussion has been prompted by the upcoming EU summit on Ukraine and European defense capabilities on Thursday, which Scholz will attend.
