German Chancellor Merz Visits Kyiv Amid Russian Strikes on Ukrainian Cities

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in Kyiv on Sunday to demonstrate support as Russia intensifies aerial attacks on Ukrainian cities with ballistic missiles and drones. Merz stated Ukraine faces decisive weeks and that Germany's security depends on the war's outcome, while planning talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on defense and European security. Russia's Foreign Ministry announced continued mass retaliatory strikes and urged foreign nationals to leave, as fighting along the 780-mile front line remains deadlocked after more than four years of war.


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