
The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, called the visit of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to Kyiv a bloody PR campaign and an attempt to improve his political rating.
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in the capital of Ukraine on an unannounced visit, accompanied by the Minister of Economics and a delegation.
The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova called the visit of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to Kyiv a PR campaign based on blood. Her comment is quoted by KP.RU.
According to the diplomat, “murderers always return to the scene of the crime.” In addition, Zakharova admitted that Merz wanted to improve his shaky political rating with this step.
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