US and Russian presidents will speak on phone today as Ukraine says it hopes to achieve peace but will not recognise occupied territories as Russian

• Trump says he and Putin will discuss land and power plants in Ukraine ceasefire talks

Speaking for the Greens, who are expected to back the CDU/CSU and the SPD today after a political deal struck late last week, Britta Haßelmann offered her support for the proposal – even as she sharply criticised Merz’s change of heart on this issue in recent weeks.

Rejecting Merz’s comments about the new, challenging global circumstances, he said “the conditions are no different than they were on 1 January or in October last year,” after Trump was elected.