Zelenskyy arrives in Berlin for talks with Merz on air defense and energy support ahead of US-led negotiations with Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Berlin on Tuesday for talks with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on strengthening support for Ukraine. Kyiv is seeking more air defense missiles to intercept Russian ballistic strikes and support for its energy sector ahead of winter. The visit comes a week before US-led talks with Ukraine and Russia in Abu Dhabi. Military and financial support is expected to be a focus of the talks. Ukraine needs more missiles for systems such as the US-made Patriot . Germany has already supplied the Patriot systems it says it can spare without weakening its own air defenses.