Prime Minister of German Saxony Michael Kretschmer said that Ukraine should accept the temporary loss of territory for the sake of a truce, Spiegel reports.
Kretschmer said that the German government should "not only supply Ukraine with weapons, but also take diplomatic initiatives," and the allies should try to "influence Putin and make a ceasefire possible."
"It is possible that for a truce, Ukraine will first need to accept the temporary loss of control over some territories. Not a single square meter of Ukrainian territory has become Russian. But, as in other major wars, the time has come for a final decision," said the Saxon Prime Minister.
Kretschmer also spoke in favor of a "turnaround" in Germany's policy toward Russia.
"Russia is our neighbor, dangerous and unpredictable. The idea of weakening Russia militarily, politically and economically so that it is no longer a threat to us is a vision from the 19th century, and it lays the groundwork for new conflicts," the Saxon Prime Minister said.
