BERLIN, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Tuesday expressed the country's readiness to provide military support for monitoring a potential ceasefire in Ukraine, according to the website of German magazine Der Spiegel.
Speaking during a meeting of Western and European countries to support Ukraine in Paris, Merz stated that the German armed forces could be deployed to Ukraine's neighboring NATO territory to safeguard a truce.
He emphasized that the nature and scale of Germany's contribution would be decided by the federal government and the Bundestag, the lower house of parliament, once specific conditions are met.
Merz did not rule out the possibility of stationing troops inside Ukraine.
"It could also be right to do both," he said, noting a possibility of stationing troops inside Ukraine as well as additional troops in states neighboring Ukraine. ■
