# What can German Chancellor Friedrich Merz offer Ukraine?

https://mins.news/en/video/85243

- DW News, 2026-10-04 10:01 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfTOIYAKchw

> German Chancellor Friedrich Merz made an unannounced visit to Kyiv to demonstrate support for Ukraine as it fights Russia. The capital is facing increasingly frequent Russian missile and drone attacks on key infrastructure, including energy facilities needed for electricity and heating as winter approaches. Economy Minister Katherina Reiche accompanied him.

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