Will the war between Russia and Ukraine also end after the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas?

New Delhi. Germany is very concerned about the situation in Ukraine after the ceasefire between Israel and the Gaza Strip. He wants to see an end to the conflict between Moscow and Kyiv. German Ambassador to India Philipp Ackermann on Friday expressed hope that the next proposed meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will be more fruitful than the last one held in Alaska. This is true for the whole of Europe also.

Ackerman said at the NDTV World Summit that two-three weeks ago we had received a warning, when suddenly Russian fighter planes entered NATO territory for 15 minutes or so. Then suddenly drones were seen over Scandinavian airports, it’s not clear whether they were Russian or not, but likely, so I think Europe is feeling more threatened. German Ambassador to India Philipp Ackermann said that we are not feeling any tiredness or lethargy. We just feel the desire and urge to end this war.

He mentioned a possible meeting between Russian President Putin and US President Donald Trump. I hope that this meeting will be more fruitful than the last meeting. I think it is very important to see that the American side has now at least indicated its readiness to talk to Ukraine and this has made Russia a little nervous.

United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently said at the NATO Defense Council, we are not sitting idle, we will do something and so I think you have to have a mixture of strength, decisiveness and willingness to negotiate. Unlike the Middle East, I don’t see the hostility ending. This will be a peace process, but it is not complete yet. He said that this will happen soon in Russia and Ukraine. The German Ambassador said that Ukraine is helping Germany in dealing with drone attacks, because they are very skilled in fighting drones. Their technology is really advanced. Not ours, so we will learn from them.

Philip Ackerman said that suddenly we are seeing a Russian war. If it is Russia, I think we have to be very careful. It has not been proven, but I think he crossed the line at least into NATO territory and this is an act of provocation. We have to answer. We have to prepare our armed forces to fight and stop this invasion and hence the defense expenditure of my country has increased significantly to bring the army in a better position.