A likely focus of talks between the two leaders will be military aid and whether Germany will provide Ukraine with the Taurus cruise missile.

The United Kingdom, France, Germany and the United States lifted restrictions on the range of weapons supplied to Ukraine several months ago. This was announced on May 27 by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, quoted by Die Zeit. On a visit to Finland, he explained that the decision he announced the day before had been made earlier.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov responded to the comments made by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz regarding the supposed lack of restrictions on the usage of long-range weapons by Ukraine. Peskov expressed that there is "considerable confusion" surrounding this issue.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Ukraine’s allies decided several months ago to drop restrictions on the use of the weapons they’ve provided to allow Kyiv to strike targets deep inside Russia.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz sharply criticises Israel’s air strikes on Gaza; a shift in public opinion and government stance towards ongoing conflict.

The "strategic uncertainty" over Taurus, which Mertz is forcing, led to the convening of the UN Security Council by Russia, where Berlin will be accused of disrupting peace agreements on Ukraine. The columnist writes about this Pravda.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Ukraine has been given permission to use weapons supplied by its allies to launch strikes deep inside Russia.

Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico slammed German Chancellor Friedrich Merz for stating that Germany could propose EU block the EU funding for Hungary and Slovakia if the two countries diverge from EU policies.