German Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel is planning to have bilateral meetings with the presidents of Russia and Ukraine, Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky, on the sidelines of the Normandy-format summit in Paris, German government spokesperson Ulrike Demmer said on Friday.
“The chancellor will go to Paris next Monday in order to attend the Normandy-format meeting,” Demmer said.
Merkel is due to meet with Putin at 3 p.m., and to have a bilateral meeting with Zelensky at 3:30 p.m., she said.
The Normandy-format summit will be held in Paris on December 9. The format, which promotes settlement in Ukraine, comprises Ukraine, Russia, Germany, and France.