Ukraine's Zelenskyy to visit Berlin on Tuesday, Germany's Merz says
The visit comes as Ukraine seeks more air defense missiles and an additional €70 billion in funding next year, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Berlin for talks with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz focused on strengthening military and financial support for Ukraine's defense against Russia's invasion.
- Coinciding with the two-day Berlin Security Conference, the visit was kept secret for security reasons, with around 3,400 additional police officers deployed throughout Berlin for both events.
- Zelenskyy is seeking additional air defense missiles such as the US-made Patriot and requested $78 billion in European funding to support Ukraine's energy sector through next year.
- US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff announced that officials from Ukraine, Russia, and the United States will meet in Abu Dhabi on November 10-11 to discuss postwar security and reducing tensions.
- Germany plans to host a meeting of the Coalition of the Willing in mid-November to coordinate further international support for Ukraine ahead of the winter season.
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The Ukrainian President was in Berlin on Tuesday 3 November. Volodomyr Zelensky attended a security conference and met with Chancellor Merz. Both officials discussed the upcoming diplomatic meetings to try to find a way out of the war. They stressed Europe's essential role in this perspective.
Merz received Zelensky in Berlin and warned that he sees no sign of serious negotiations by Russia. Ukrainians and Russians meet on November 10.
(London/Berlin = Yonhap News) Correspondents Kim Ji-yeon and Kim Gye-yeon = Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Europe ahead of the resumption of trilateral negotiations with the U.S. and Russia ...
On November 19, the States Parties to the Coalition of the Willing will hold a regular meeting in Berlin. They will discuss further support.
Berlin today was involved in an extraordinary security operation, without it having been made public that the reason was the practically improvised visit of the President of Ukraine. Before coming to the new round of talks with Russia and the United States next week, Volodimir Zelenski had asked at the last minute for consultations with one of his main defenders, Germany. After meeting with Friedrich Merz at the Berlin Chancellery, they both app…
Germany remains firmly at the side of the government in Kiev in the Ukraine war. "We will continue our aid until this war is over", Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz emphasized on Tuesday on the occasion of President Wolodymyr Selenskyj's visit to Berlin.
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