Merz said he doubted any agreement could be reached by the November 27 deadline set by Trump, while the Turkish president announced he would be talking to Putin on Monday.
Putin ordered ministries to draw up proposals for nuclear test readiness after Trump urged the Pentagon to resume testing “on an equal basis” with Russia and China.
Russia’s Poseidon underwater drone, equipped with nuclear propulsion, is designed to travel at over 70 knots and operate at depths exceeding one kilometre.
When the war ends, Moscow will come looking for its money, and European taxpayers will be legally bound to return it. And that’s just part of the problem.
The White House confirmed Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russia’s Sergei Lavrov also cancelled a planned meeting, while Hungarian FM Szijjártó said the summit is not off the table.
