The CSU supports direct dialogue with Putin to safeguard European interests

【Key Focus: The Christian Social Union (CSU) within the German ruling coalition supports dialogue with Putin】

On December 23, 2025, Berlin time, Alexander Hoffmann, the faction leader of the Christian Social Union (CSU) in the Bundestag, responded to a question from Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) as follows:

We generally support President Macron's idea that Europeans need to have direct dialogue with President Putin. Europe must speak with a unified voice. Europe's self-perception should be that of a participant in this field. It is necessary to safeguard European interests. This can and should be done through dialogue with President Putin.

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