UKRAINE SHOPPED FOR GERMAN WEAPONS DURING MERZ’S VISIT TO KIEV

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, centre, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speak to media with National Academy of science building damaged after a Russian drone strike, on the background, Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Using money likely coming from the EU’s 90-billion-euro loan, Ukraine used last Sunday’s visit to Kiev by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz as a shopping opportunity, signing statements of intent with German arms producers for purchases totaling 8.5 billion euros. Merz added a bilateral loan of 1 billion. According to media leaks, the Ukrainian Ministry of […]