War in Ukraine: Friedrich Merz makes surprise visit to Kyiv, Northern Bridge struck again by Russian strike
The German chancellor's surprise visit came a day after a warning from Moscow urging foreigners to leave the Ukrainian capital
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in Kyiv on Sunday for a surprise visit, a day after Russian authorities warned foreigners in Kyiv to leave the Ukrainian capital, according to information reported live by France 24.
Shortly after the German chancellor's arrival, a Russian strike hit the Northern Bridge in the Ukrainian capital again, confirming the continuation of Russian attacks on the city's infrastructure at the very moment of this diplomatic visit.
A Russian warning on the eve of the visit
Friedrich Merz's visit comes in a particularly tense context, as Russian authorities warned the day before that foreigners present in Kyiv should leave the city, a signal that preceded the strike on the Northern Bridge by only a short time.
This sequence of events — a Russian warning, the German chancellor's surprise visit, then a fresh strike on an infrastructure in the capital — illustrates the persistent tension between Western diplomatic efforts to support Ukraine and the continuing military pressure exerted by Russia on Kyiv.
The decision to go ahead with the visit despite the Russian warning can be read as a strong gesture of political support from Germany to Ukraine, at a time when the Ukrainian capital remains a regular target of Russian strikes aimed in particular at its bridges and transport infrastructure.
Developments in the situation in Kyiv continued to be followed live, with no detailed account of the strike on the Northern Bridge yet provided by Ukrainian authorities.
Sources
- En direct : Friedrich Merz en visite surprise à Kiev, un pont de nouveau touché par une frappe russe — France 24 — Français
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