# Europe Today: Merz under pressure again as Ukraine launches biggest strike on Moscow

https://mins.news/en/item/66849

- euronews, 2026-09-21 06:01 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/21/europe-today-merz-under-pressure-again-ukraines-biggest-strike-hits-moscow

> German Chancellor Friedrich Merz faces renewed pressure after his CDU suffered a disastrous result in Sunday’s German state elections. Ukraine has also launched its biggest-ever drone strike on Moscow. The programme covers rising tensions between Iran and the US, as well as Giorgia Meloni’s plan for a burqa ban.

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