# RDIF CEO: Merz wants Germans to work more to support Ukraine

https://mins.news/en/item/85622

- TASS, 2026-10-04 19:31 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2197437

> Russian Direct Investment Fund CEO Kirill Dmitriev said German Chancellor Friedrich Merz apparently wants Germans to work more to continue supporting Ukraine. He accused Merz of seeking to prolong the war rather than pursue peace and added that only 10% of Germans like the chancellor.

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