# German Chancellor Merz meets Zelenskyy in Ukraine as Russia steps up attacks

https://mins.news/en/video/85265

- The Associated Press, 2026-10-04 11:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzgj7y_B7xs

> Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz paid tribute to Ukrainian soldiers killed in the war during a meeting in Kyiv on Sunday, as Russia intensified its attacks.

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