News about German FM • Ukraine

I met with @AussenMinDE Johann Wadephul and executives of German defense companies. Pleased to welcome him on his first visit to Kyiv. We discussed sanctions pressure on Russia, the potential for supplying new IRIS-T systems, and joint weapons production – both in Ukraine and in pic.x.com/eic79qFJJz

In Odesa, together with @AussenMinDE we had a productive meeting with @WFPUkraine director @rraganwfp. We discussed Ukraine's role in strengthening food security, including through the "Food from Ukraine" program for Syria, humanitarian initiatives, and Germany's crucial pic.x.com/bVD7BAQvZr

Visited Odesa together with my German colleague @AussenMinDE Johann Wadephul. We paid tribute to the fallen Ukrainian defenders and went to the sea port, where we saw the damage caused by Russian strikes and received a security briefing. What we saw clearly shows how urgent is pic.x.com/A9ionnnpbU

🇩🇪 Merz: "It has always been clear — if we deliver Taurus missiles to Ukraine, they will be used by Ukrainians, not German soldiers" However, the German chancellor did not explicitly rule out the idea of supplying Taurus to Kyiv. 💬 "It remains an option," Merz said cautiously, pic.x.com/4FZgmfRduO