Chancellor Friedrich Merz visits Kiew
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Chancellor Friedrich Merz is in Kiew. Kiew is the capital city of Ukraine. He arrives by train on Sunday. Merz wants to help Ukraine in the war. He meets President Wolodymyr Selenskyj there. The chancellor brings much help. Germany pays 1 billion euros for weapons. Ukraine buys new drones with this money. These drones can shoot down enemy aircraft. Long range missiles are also part of it. Ukraine can stop attacks with this.
Russia often attacks power plants. Therefore, little power is available. Merz promises 350 million euros for energy. Ukraine can repair power stations with this. A female minister accompanies the chancellor. Bosses of firms are also there. They want to build new tech together. The winter in Ukraine is very hard. It is the 5th winter in the war. Merz says: Russia must not win the war. Otherwise, Russia might attack other countries soon.
The trip is dangerous. Russia often attacks Kiew from the air. Shortly before the trip, a warning comes from Russia. Visitors should leave Kiew. Merz travels anyway. He wants to show: Germany stays a strong partner. Help from Germany must come fast. Many drones arrive in the next weeks. Security for the chancellor is very high.
Russia often attacks power plants. Therefore, little power is available. Merz promises 350 million euros for energy. Ukraine can repair power stations with this. A female minister accompanies the chancellor. Bosses of firms are also there. They want to build new tech together. The winter in Ukraine is very hard. It is the 5th winter in the war. Merz says: Russia must not win the war. Otherwise, Russia might attack other countries soon.
The trip is dangerous. Russia often attacks Kiew from the air. Shortly before the trip, a warning comes from Russia. Visitors should leave Kiew. Merz travels anyway. He wants to show: Germany stays a strong partner. Help from Germany must come fast. Many drones arrive in the next weeks. Security for the chancellor is very high.
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Definitions
- Delegation
- A group of persons that travels for a government or firm.
- Infrastruktur
- All plants that a country needs. For example, roads, rails or power lines.
- Mittelstreckenrakete
- A weapon that can hit targets at a distance of 800 to 5500 kilometers.
People
- Friedrich Merz
- A German politician of the CDU and current chancellor.
- Wolodymyr Selenskyj
- The current president of Ukraine since the year 2019.
- Katharine Reiche
- A German politician and current federal minister of economics.
Locations
- Kiew
- The capital and biggest city of Ukraine in the east of Europe.
- Russland
- The biggest country on earth by area, which leads a war against Ukraine.
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