# Germany's Merz visits Kyiv as Russia steps up attacks on Ukrainian cities

https://mins.news/en/item/85197

- France 24, 2026-10-04 07:58 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/germany-s-merz-visits-kyiv-as-russia-steps-up-attacks-on-ukrainian-cities

> German Chancellor Friedrich Merz made an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Sunday to show support for Ukraine in its war with Russia. The trip followed a Russian warning the previous day for foreigners and diplomats to leave the capital ahead of what Moscow called “massive” new airstrikes. France 24 correspondent Gulliver Cragg reports from Kyiv.

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