Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with new German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin on Wednesday as Kyiv seeks further military support amid a recent escalation in Russia’s bombing campaign, despite U.S.-led efforts to end the war.

German Chancellor Merz welcomes Ukraine’s Zelenskyy to Berlin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with new German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin on Wednesday as Kyiv seeks further military support amid a recent escalation in Russia’s bombing campaign, despite U.S.-led efforts to end the war.