German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited Kyiv alongside German defense executives to pledge continued military and economic support. ⁣ ⁣ Accompanied by Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, Merz inspected the strike-damaged National Academy of Sciences as air alarm sirens rang out. ⁣ ⁣ Merz appealed directly to Moscow to end the conflict before the two leaders paid tribute to fallen Ukrainian soldiers at the Wall of Remembrance.⁣ ⁣ #Ukraine #Germany #Merz #Putin #Zelenskyy⁣