Chancellor Friedrich Merz has canceled a visit to Norway and will instead have dinner on Friday with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the Prime Minister of Belgium, Bart De Wever. The scheduled visit to Brussels coincides with Von der Leyen’s plans to use frozen Russian assets for financial support to Ukraine, which De Wever opposes. Follow all developments about the war in Ukraine in our live blog.
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LIVE War Ukraine | Chancellor Merz cancels visit to Norway for consultations in Brussels about Russian assets for Ukraine
Bytaketonews
Dec 4, 2025