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 warned that further concessions from Ukraine during negotiations would be unreasonable if Russia continues to attack civilian targets.

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.