Ukraine: Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomes Friedrich Merz to Kyiv

Oct 4, 2026

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Kyiv, Ukraine, October 4, 2026: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (left) stands on his tiptoes as he greets German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU, right). Edited image; original photo by the German Federal Government, Tobias Koch Copyright: xBundesregierung TobiasxKoch dtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_137089
Kyiv, Ukraine, October 4, 2026 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU). Photo: German Federal Government, Tobias Koch Copyright: xBundesregierung TobiasxKoch dtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_137088
Kyiv, Ukraine, October 4, 2026 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU). Photo: German Federal Government, Tobias Koch Copyright: xBundesregierung TobiasxKoch dtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_137086
Kyiv, Ukraine, October 4, 2026 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU). Photo: German Federal Government, Tobias Koch Copyright: xBundesregierung TobiasxKoch dtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_137085
Kyiv, Ukraine, October 4, 2026 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU). Photo: German Federal Government, Tobias Koch Copyright: xBundesregierung TobiasxKoch dtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_137087
Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz meeting in Kyiv KYIV, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 04: President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi attends a press conference after his meeting with Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz in Kyiv on October 4 2026. Danylo Antoniuk Anadolu Kyiv Ukraine. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxDanyloxAntoniukx
Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz meeting in Kyiv KYIV, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 04: Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz (L) and President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi (R) attend a joint press conference after their a meeting with in Kyiv on October 4 2026. Danylo Antoniuk Anadolu Kyiv Ukraine. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxDanyloxAntoniukx
Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz meeting in Kyiv KYIV, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 04: President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi attends a press conference after his meeting with Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz in Kyiv on October 4 2026. Danylo Antoniuk Anadolu Kyiv Ukraine. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxDanyloxAntoniukx
Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz meeting in Kyiv KYIV, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 04: Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz attends a press conference after his meeting with the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi in Kyiv on October 4 2026. Danylo Antoniuk Anadolu Kyiv Ukraine. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxDanyloxAntoniukx
Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz meeting in Kyiv KYIV, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 04: President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi attends a press conference after his meeting with Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz in Kyiv on October 4 2026. Danylo Antoniuk Anadolu Kyiv Ukraine. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxDanyloxAntoniukx
Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz meeting in Kyiv KYIV, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 04: Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz (L) and President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi (R) attend a joint press conference after their a meeting with in Kyiv on October 4 2026. Danylo Antoniuk Anadolu Kyiv Ukraine. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxDanyloxAntoniukx
Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz meeting in Kyiv KYIV, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 04: Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz attends a press conference after his meeting with the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi in Kyiv on October 4 2026. Danylo Antoniuk Anadolu Kyiv Ukraine. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxDanyloxAntoniukx
Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz meeting in Kyiv KYIV, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 04: President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi attends a press conference after his meeting with Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz in Kyiv on October 4 2026. Danylo Antoniuk Anadolu Kyiv Ukraine. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxDanyloxAntoniukx
Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz meeting in Kyiv KYIV, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 04: Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz (L) and President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi (R) attend a joint press conference after their a meeting with in Kyiv on October 4 2026. Danylo Antoniuk Anadolu Kyiv Ukraine. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxDanyloxAntoniukx
Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz meeting in Kyiv KYIV, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 04: Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz (L) and President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi (R) attend a joint press conference after their a meeting with in Kyiv on October 4 2026. Danylo Antoniuk Anadolu Kyiv Ukraine. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxDanyloxAntoniukx
Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz meeting in Kyiv KYIV, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 04: President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi attends a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Kyiv on October 4 2026. Danylo Antoniuk Anadolu Kyiv Ukraine. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxDanyloxAntoniukx
Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz meeting in Kyiv KYIV, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 04: President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi attends a press conference after his meeting with Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz in Kyiv on October 4 2026. Danylo Antoniuk Anadolu Kyiv Ukraine. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxDanyloxAntoniukx
Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz meeting in Kyiv KYIV, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 04: Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz attends a press conference after his meeting with the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi in Kyiv on October 4 2026. Danylo Antoniuk Anadolu Kyiv Ukraine. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxDanyloxAntoniukx
Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz meeting in Kyiv KYIV, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 04: Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz attends a press conference after his meeting with the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi in Kyiv on October 4 2026. Danylo Antoniuk Anadolu Kyiv Ukraine. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxDanyloxAntoniukx
Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz meeting in Kyiv KYIV, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 04: President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi attends a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Kyiv on October 4 2026. Danylo Antoniuk Anadolu Kyiv Ukraine. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxDanyloxAntoniukx
Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz meeting in Kyiv KYIV, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 04: President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi attends a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Kyiv on October 4 2026. Danylo Antoniuk Anadolu Kyiv Ukraine. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxDanyloxAntoniukx
Kyiv, Ukraine, October 4, 2026 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU). Photo: German Federal Government, Tobias Koch Copyright: xBundesregierung TobiasxKoch dtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_137084
Kyiv, Ukraine, October 4, 2026 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU). Photo: German Federal Government, Tobias Koch Copyright: xBundesregierung TobiasxKoch dtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_137083
Kyiv, Ukraine, October 4, 2026: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Photo: German Federal Government, Tobias Koch Copyright: xBundesregierung TobiasxKoch dtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_137082
Kyiv, Ukraine, October 4, 2026 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU). Photo: German Federal Government, Tobias Koch Copyright: xBundesregierung TobiasxKoch dtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_137081

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Kyiv, Ukraine, October 4, 2026 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU). Photo: German Federal Government, Tobias Koch Copyright: xBundesregierung TobiasxKoch dtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_137088

Kyiv, Ukraine, October 4, 2026 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU). Photo: German Federal Government, Tobias Koch Copyright: xBundesregierung TobiasxKoch dtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_137086

Kyiv, Ukraine, October 4, 2026 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU). Photo: German Federal Government, Tobias Koch Copyright: xBundesregierung TobiasxKoch dtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_137085

Kyiv, Ukraine, October 4, 2026 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU). Photo: German Federal Government, Tobias Koch Copyright: xBundesregierung TobiasxKoch dtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_137087

Kyiv, Ukraine, October 4, 2026 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU). Photo: German Federal Government, Tobias Koch Copyright: xBundesregierung TobiasxKoch dtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_137084

Kyiv, Ukraine, October 4, 2026 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU). Photo: German Federal Government, Tobias Koch Copyright: xBundesregierung TobiasxKoch dtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_137083

Kyiv, Ukraine, October 4, 2026: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Photo: German Federal Government, Tobias Koch Copyright: xBundesregierung TobiasxKoch dtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_137082

Kyiv, Ukraine, October 4, 2026 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU). Photo: German Federal Government, Tobias Koch Copyright: xBundesregierung TobiasxKoch dtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_137081