{"id":102264,"date":"2026-04-27T20:49:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T20:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/27\/ukraine-may-have-to-leave-region-to-keep-eu-hopes-alive-merz-rt-world-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T20:50:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T20:50:05","slug":"ukraine-may-have-to-leave-region-to-keep-eu-hopes-alive-merz-rt-world-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/27\/ukraine-may-have-to-leave-region-to-keep-eu-hopes-alive-merz-rt-world-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine may have to leave region to keep EU hopes alive &#8211; Merz &#8211; RT World News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                    German Chancellor has suggested that a final peace deal with Russia will require concessions from Kiev\n            <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday that Ukraine may have to accept territorial losses in a future peace deal with Russia to keep EU membership hopes alive.<\/p>\n<p>Moscow has said that for lasting peace, Kiev must withdraw its troops from the regions of Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson and Zaporozhye, as well as recognize Russia&#8217;s new territories, including Crimea. All regions voted overwhelmingly to join the Russian Federation from 2014 to 2022.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Hopefully, eventually there will be a peace treaty with Russia. 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It won&#8217;t work. January 1, 2028 is also unrealistic.&#8221;<\/em> The German Chancellor said.<\/p>\n<p>Zelensky has demanded for months that Brussels give Ukraine <em>&#8220;Clear Date&#8221;<\/em> To join the EU. He has also consistently refused to accept territorial losses.<\/p>\n<p>However, the economic bloc&#8217;s accession criteria demand that potential members have no unresolved border disputes with their neighbors.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Read-more-text-only\" data-has-alias=\"\">\n<p>  <span>Read more: <\/span><br \/>\n  &#8216;The EU has gone mad \u2013 it must be stopped,&#8217; says Sergei Karaganov.\n<\/div>\n<p>Moscow has repeatedly stressed that any stable peace must include the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from the parts of Donbass that are still under Kiev&#8217;s control. 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