Ukraine: in Kyiv, Friedrich Merz pledges €1.3 billion in aid as Russian drones strike a bridge
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RussiaMoscow sees Merz's visit to Kiev as an episode of German domestic politics: a chancellor with historically low ratings, facing an increasingly unfavourable public opinion and opposition to aid.
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GermanyBerlin presents Merz's visit to Kiev as an act of solidarity and a message to Moscow, and justifies the aid by Germany's interest and Europe's stability.
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by domestic policy
the narrative puts the chancellor's popularity rating at the forefront of the visit.
Relying on opposition voices
the agency relays German political officials hostile to the chancellor.
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Germanyof national interest
Tagesschau highlights the profit that Germany gains from the aid.
Connection to domestic policy
Die ZEIT links the visit to the German debate on government stability.