Ukrainian President to meet with top German officials in Berlin

BERLIN, 13 July 2021, (TON): Volodymyr Zelenskyy has repeatedly called for Germany to do more to help Ukraine protect itself against Russia. But with Merkel’s retirement imminent, grand commitments are looking increasingly unlikely.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is meeting with top German officials in Berlin.

Since Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula in 2014, Germany has been extensively involved in dealing with Ukraine. But relations between Ukraine and Germany have soured more recently.

Zelenskyy first met with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Bellevue Palace.

He will then meet with Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, before heading to an evening dinner with Chancellor Angela Merkel.

It is expected to be Merkel’s final meeting with Zelenskyy before her retirement, following German national elections in September.

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