German Chancellor Olaf Scholz talks about Ukraine to prepare for a special EU meeting with Christian Democratic Party (CDU) party leader Friedrich Merz, CSU regional group chairman in the German parliament Bundestag Alexander Dobrindt and Social Democratic Party (SPD) co-leaders Saskia Esken and Lars Klingbeil at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, March 5, 2025. Guido Bergmann/BPA/Handout via REUTERS