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.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Berlin on Tuesday for talks with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, coinciding with the opening of the two-day Berlin Security Conference.
- Intensifying Russian strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure prompted the visit, as Kyiv urgently seeks air defense systems ahead of winter, with Merz pledging PAC-2, PAC-3, and IRIS-T missiles.
- Speaking in Berlin, Zelenskyy described Monday's Russian strike on a Komyshuvakha aid distribution center as "one of the largest Russian killings of this war," with at least 33 killed and over 50 potentially trapped.
- European involvement in upcoming peace negotiations remains central to Kyiv's demands; President Zelenskyy stated, "There cannot be a sustainable peace if Europe is not at the negotiating table." Ukrainian, Russian, and United States officials meet November 10-11 in Abu Dhabi.
- Germany will host a Coalition of the Willing summit in Berlin on November 19 to coordinate long-term security guarantees for Ukraine, with Chancellor Merz emphasizing that sustained pressure on Russia remains essential to encourage genuine negotiations.
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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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