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The Ukrainian ambassador to Germany has expressed satisfaction with the change in tone in Berlin after President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit this week.<\/p>\n
“There were clear results,” Oleksii Makeiev told radio station WDR5 on Friday, referring to Wednesday’s meeting between Zelensky and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.<\/p>\n
“And on a personal level, it went very well,” he said.<\/p>\n
“We are experiencing a new tone: more direct, clearer, more committed. The personal relationship between my president and Chancellor Merz is one of trust. And these are important things for diplomacy,” Makeiev said.<\/p>\n
He added that he has “rarely experienced such an atmosphere.”<\/p>\n
During the meeting, Merz promised Zelensky that Germany would support Ukraine in the production of long-range missiles.<\/p>\n
However, Germany still does not plan to supply Kiev with its much-discussed Taurus cruise missiles, and there will be no further public discussion on the issue, Merz said.<\/p>\n
Merz’s predecessor, Olaf Scholz, clearly refused to supply Taurus missiles to Ukraine. He repeatedly emphasized that Germany must not be drawn into the war.<\/p>\n
Since taking office, Merz has struck a tougher tone towards Russia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n