Germany’s Merz held call with Trump on Ukraine arms deliveries

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz attends the BVR banking conference in Berlin

BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Friedrich Merz spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump on the phone on Thursday about arms deliveries to Ukraine, a spokesperson for the German leaders told Reuters.

Merz initiated the call with Trump, the spokesperson said on Friday.

Spiegel magazine first reported on the call.

(Reporting by Andreas Rinke, Writing by Miranda Murray, editing by Rachel More)