Conditional Diplomacy Continues
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Germany keeps the door open to a Chancellor Friedrich Merz call or meeting with Vladimir Putin, but only if Moscow engages with the Abu Dhabi principles and a cease-fire framework. This is the most likely path because Berlin, Brussels, and Kyiv appear aligned on sequencing: no high-level talks without prior commitments.
What it moves
- Industrials−0.4%
- Consumer Cyclicals+0.1%
- Riskier companies' borrowing costs
- Market volatility
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