Friedrich Merz visits Kiev, promising support and a drone production agreement

Friedrich Merz spends Sunday in Kiev. In addition to showing support in the face of intensified attacks on the Ukrainian capital and announcing another aid package, the visit is also expected to lead to the finalization of an agreement on the joint production of various types of drones.

I came to Kiev today because Ukraine needs our full support in the coming weeks. If Russia is not stopped, sooner or later its war machine will turn against us. Today I will tell President Zelensky: You can still count on our help, Merz said, pointing out that Russian forces are bombing cities, residential buildings and heating plants.

The German Chancellor is accompanied by the Minister of Economy Katherina Reiche and an economic delegation including representatives of the management of Siemens Energy, Hensoldt, Diehl Defense, Quantum Systems and other companies.

On Wednesday, after a phone call with Merz, Zelensky said Ukraine would soon finalize an agreement with Germany to produce drones, missiles and related software.

The key point is to be the rapid production of drones intended to combat high-speed jet machines. Such solutions have been successfully tested by the German arms company Quantum. Since the summer, Russia has used dozens of high-speed jet-propelled strike drones every day to attack civilian and military infrastructure.