Merz Says German Troops Could Counter Russian Attacks in Ukraine

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-17/merz-says-german-troops-could-counter-russian-attacks-in-ukraine

37 Comments

  1. Clear_Anything1232 on

    > Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that German troops could participate in a coalition to secure a demilitarized zone in Ukraine after a possible peace agreement under rules that would permit them to “retaliate against corresponding Russian incursions and attacks.”
    “We are not there yet,” Merz told

  2. Proud-Pilot9300 on

    German troops can’t stop saboteurs from stealing their ammunition in Germany, I doubt they’re able to do anything to counter Russia anywhere else.

  3. Brilliant-Lab546 on

    Please put it in writing.
    Notarize it!
    Put it on public display that everyone said that they approve of the said action.

    Because the last time Germany marched through Poland and went to fight the Russians, the rest of the world…did not take it well.

  4. They could also push Russian borders back 100km hypothetically through an armoured column push aswell. However. Best not to repeat history in Russia, it’s never gone well for anyone that’s tried. The people that have held it through conquest haven’t held it for nearly as long as they’d have liked to.

  5. They’re not willing to fight Russia now – won’t even transfer Taurus missiles to Ukraine. – so why would the magically grow the balls to do it in the future ?

  6. I doubt Russia would agree to such a peace deal, since the narrative they were always pushing for is that they can’t accept NATO expansion to the east.

    So in case of this, a large peace keeping force made up of NATO troops, so close to their border, is essentially the exact opposite of what they want.

    Therefore I am pretty sure that we won’t see a real peace deal any time soon.

  7. EmergencyAtTheIKEA on

    Why would Russia agree to any of the NATO countries sending troops? Come on. You know it, they know it, everyone knows it.

  8. I hate that would, “could,” you “could” actually send troops, you “could” gut the ADF who has connections to the Kremlin, you could “could” grow a fucking spine a decade a go when the Russians first invaded Ukraine and a build up your military and the EU as a whole, but “could” is another way to say we can but we won’t for now.

  9. Putin now realising his bluff and threats arent working and europe is diverging from the russian bitch trump and his fantasy world

  10. Absolutely its Ukraine there is no reason why other countries shouldn’t be able to help defend Ukraine. If Russia thinks that this is unfair they should get out of Ukraine 

  11. NATO didn’t have the balls to declare a no-fly zone over Ukraine when the war started almost 4 years ago. Instead, Putin’s been allowed to do whatever the fuck he’s wanted because the West doesn’t have the balls to stand up to him. In Putin’s eyes, the West has responded weakly which has emboldened him.

  12. this guy also said Ukraine will get Taurus missiles if he wins the election, then immediately after win went 180 degrees

  13. These so called “peace talks” are a humiliation for Europe. Anything that Russia needs to agree to, can only be wrong. Send troops already, without asking Putin for permission.