New Delhi, Jan. 7 -- German chancellor signals limits of Western strategy as ceasefire talks expose pressure on Kyiv to concede.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Ukraine will need to make compromises as part of any negotiated settlement with Russia, offering one of the clearest acknowledgments from a senior European leader that a political resolution to the war will involve concessions.

Merz made the remarks after a high-level meeting of the Coalition of the Willing in Paris, where officials discussed security guarantees for Ukraine and longer-term frameworks for managing the conflict. The gathering brought together key European governments alongside US representatives to assess both military and diplomatic options.

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