Zelenskyy arrives in Berlin for talks with Merz on air defense and energy support ahead of US-led negotiations with Russia
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Berlin with his team for talks with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Ukrinform reports.
He is also due to meet German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Bundestag President Julia Klöckner, and to attend this year's Berlin Security Conference.
Zelenskyy said the priorities are diplomatic coordination ahead of key meetings, stronger air defense and support for Ukraine's energy sector.
The visit comes as US envoy Steve Witkoff announced a meeting this week in Brussels between the American team and representatives of France, Germany, the UK, the EU and NATO, where security guarantees for Ukraine are on the agenda.
NATO confirmed that meeting, according to Ukrainska Pravda.
Witkoff also said trilateral talks on ending the war would take place next week in the UAE capital, focusing on next steps toward peace.
“We are all interested in security, stability and the protection of the rules-based international order.”
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