Ukraine's Zelenskyy to visit Berlin on Tuesday, Germany's Merz says
Merz said Germany will keep military support flowing as Ukraine seeks more air defense missiles and about €70 billion in extra funding next year.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Berlin on Tuesday to meet German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, seeking urgent air-defense missiles and energy support ahead of winter negotiations.
- The visit coincided with the two-day Berlin Security Conference as police deployed about 3,400 additional officers across the government district following a Russian strike in Komyshuvakha that killed 33 people.
- Merz pledged further winter aid for air defense and energy infrastructure, saying "Ahead of the next winter, air defense and the energy sector are our priorities." Germany has supported Ukraine since the February 2022 invasion escalated.
- Zelenskyy insisted "there cannot be a sustainable peace if Europe is not at the negotiating table," demanding European participation in Abu Dhabi talks scheduled for next week.
- Merz announced Germany will host a Coalition of the Willing summit on November 19 to align international partners and coordinate long-term support packages following the Berlin meetings.
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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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