German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visits kyiv, pledges aid worth more than 1.3 billion euros to Ukraine

The German Chancellor traveled to kyiv on Sunday to provide support and a new promise of financial aid to Ukraine as the capital faces an increase in Russian attacks.

Friedrich Merz arrived in the capital in the morning, saying in a statement that he had come because “Ukraine needs all our support in the coming weeks.” “If Russia is not stopped, its war machine will sooner or later turn against us,” he said.

Volodymyr Zelensky described his talks with the German chancellor as “productive”, who offered new financial aid, a “comprehensive program worth more than 1.3 billion euros” including armaments and support for the Ukrainian energy sector before a winter which promises to be difficult.

Ukraine's president announced Sunday that the United States plans to hold trilateral talks with Russian and Ukrainian representatives in late October, as part of U.S. diplomatic efforts to find a way out of the war.

“The American side is currently in contact with Ukraine and Russia and offers to somehow organize a meeting at the technical level, in a trilateral format, by the end of October,” Volodymyr Zelensky said.

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Ukraine currently fears the arrival of winter because the Russian army could be able to inflict significant damage on power plants, as in 2025. Millions of people were then plunged at times into darkness and cold by freezing temperatures.

The German Chancellor traveled to kyiv on Sunday to provide support and a new promise of financial aid to Ukraine as the capital faces an increase in Russian attacks.

Friedrich Merz arrived in the capital in the morning, saying in a statement that he had come because “Ukraine needs all our support in the coming weeks.” “If Russia is not stopped, its war machine will sooner or later turn against us,” he said.

Volodymyr Zelensky described his talks with the German chancellor as “productive”, who offered new financial aid, a “comprehensive program worth more than 1.3 billion euros” including armaments and support for the Ukrainian energy sector before a winter which promises to be difficult.

Ukraine's president announced Sunday that the United States plans to hold trilateral talks with Russian and Ukrainian representatives in late October, as part of U.S. diplomatic efforts to find a way out of the war.

“The American side is currently in contact with Ukraine and Russia and offers to somehow organize a meeting at the technical level, in a trilateral format, by the end of October,” Volodymyr Zelensky said.