Pressure on Moscow and €5B in Aid for Kyiv: Five Key Agreements Between Merz and Zelenskyy.

From Moscow's ally country par excellence to a thorn in the flank for the Kremlin. The era of Scholz's bland indecision seems to be archived forever. The new Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, seems to have very clear the role that Germany must play on the international chessboard, starting with the war in Ukraine. The number one in Berlin yesterday received a visit from the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky and did not miss the opportunity to se…

Pressure on Moscow and €5B in aid for Kyiv: Five key agreements between Merz and Zelenskyy.

On May 28, President Zelenskyy met with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin where Germany agreed to provide Ukraine with €5B in military aid to assist Kyiv in developing long-range weapons to target Russian territory. Among other issues, the five key agreements reached by the leaders are: Germany will prevent the launch of Nord Stream-2 and work to weaken Moscow’s “war machine,” with Merz pledging to do everything possible to stop Nord S…

The German chancellor received Volodymyr Zelensky in Berlin to give a public demonstration of strengthened support to Kiev. A new military aid package amounts to EUR 5 billion.

Mertz emphasized that the war changed relations between Ukraine and Germany, making them much closer. This rapprochement opens up new opportunities for partnership, particularly in the economic sphere.