# Merz arrives in Kyiv for talks as Russia strikes city bridge

https://mins.news/en/item/85180

- TRT World, 2026-10-04 08:31 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.trtworld.com/article/c2b8b411b867

> German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in Kyiv for talks, where Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha welcomed him at a railway station as Russia struck a bridge in the city.

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