German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on November 3 that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was due in Berlin, speaking at the Berlin Chamber of Commerce and Industry. US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff announced the same day that Russia, Ukraine and the United States would hold adviser-level talks in Abu Dhabi on November 10 and 11.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on November 3 that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was due in Berlin, announcing the expected visit in a speech at the Berlin Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the German news channel ZDFheute reported.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on November 3 that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was due in Berlin, announcing the expected visit in a speech at the Berlin Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the German news channel ZDFheute reported.
Merz said the visit would be different from a trip the Ukrainian president made to the White House last year, an apparent reference to a dressing-down Zelensky received from President Donald Trump in the Oval Office in February 2025. Kyiv had not commented publicly on the reasons for the visit, the report said. The Berlin Security Conference also begins on November 3.
The trip comes days before a further round of peace negotiations involving Kyiv, Moscow and Washington. US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff announced on November 3 that the trilateral talks would be held on November 10 and 11 in Abu Dhabi, at the level of advisers to the leaders.
Witkoff said in a post on X that the discussions would focus on post-war security arrangements, de-escalation, humanitarian efforts and next steps toward peace.
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