All eyes are now on Germany, where a new government formed, headed by the Christian Democrat Friedrich Merz.
Ex-German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has ruled out sending German troops to Ukraine, although his Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has hinted that peacekeeping forces could be stationed in a demilitarised zone in the event of a ceasefire.
This position could change, however, even if the decision to deploy German soldiers in Ukraine may prove difficult to sell to domestic public opinion.
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