# Zelenskyy to make unexpected visit to Berlin for talks with Merz – Europe live

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-11-03T08:47:23+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/nov/03/zelenskyy-berlin-merz-europe-sweden-spain-france-belgium-poland-latest-news
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/zelenskyy-to-make-unexpected-visit-to-berlin-for-talks-with-merz-europ-861c5b/

Merz said the German push to increase defence spending was triggered by Zelenskyy and Trump’s meeting last year Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to make an unexpected visit to Berlin for talks with German chancellor Friedrich Merz ahead of next week’s trilateral talks with Russia and the US in Abu Dhabi. The rumours about Zelenskyy’s potential visit started swirling last night, with

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