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Friedrich Merz

What's on Friedrich Merz's mind?

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Moscow’s ‘no’ to talks 26% · newthe Kazakh president in Berlin 20% · newUkraine’s air defence gap 16% · newthe successor auditioning in public 12% everything else 26%
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Merz: Russia ‘not at all interested’ in ending the war

After his foreign minister met Lavrov, Merz read the outcome out loud: Moscow is not looking for a serious negotiation.

Merz says Lavrov comments show Moscow not interested in serious negotiations

politico.eu · 2026-09-29
our translation

he sent wadephul to test the door and it did not open. saying it publicly is cheaper than admitting the peace track was ever his — better to be the man who called it early than the man who waited

new — 14 outlets carried the Lavrov readoutvery sure · 4 sources
#2
His Berlin guest calls Putin an ‘outstanding statesman’
new — Tokayev in Berlin through todayvery sure · 4 sources
#3
Merz names air defence Kyiv’s weakest point before winter
new — Winter strike season weeks awaypretty sure · 4 sources
#4
His likeliest replacement took a business delegation to Erdoğan
Rival met Erdoğan this weekpretty sure · 3 sources
wednesday, september 30
Close out the Tokayev visit without relitigating the Putin compliment(reported)
Hunt down interceptors for Kyiv before the first frost(reported)
Sell the nursing care deal as proof the coalition still functions(reported)
Ask, casually, whether the rival is back from Ankara yet(safe bet)

rebuilt from the public schedule, pool reports & old habits — the rest is educated guessing

The source

Tokayev, Merz Take Kazakhstan-Germany Partnership Forward as 30+ Deals Reach $2 Billion

news.google.com · 2026-09-30

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