1.3 billion for weapons and energy is real, but a chancellor telling Putin to stop a war he started is pure performance. The war ends when Moscow is broke, not when Merz is polite.
⚡️ "Mr. Putin, put an end to this senseless war," German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said during his arrival in Kyiv.
The visit marked the opening of a Germany-Ukraine business forum alongside a new 1.3 billion euro support package for weapons and energy infrastructure.