Morning opening: Zelenskyy to make unexpected visit to Berlin for talks with Merz
Jakub Krupa
asserted
Zelenskyy → make → Merz
Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to make an unexpected visit to Berlin for talks with German chancellor Friedrich Merz ahead of next week’s trilateral talks with Russia and the US in Abu Dhabi.
asserted
president → set → Dhabi
The rumours about Zelenskyy’s potential visit started swirling last night, with Merz confirming the visit during an industry speech this morning.
asserted
Merz → swirl → speech
The Ukrainian president’s trips are usually kept secret until the last moment for security reasons.
asserted
trips → keep → reasons
Recalling the infamous showdown between Zelenskyy and Trump at the White House last year, Merz said:
“He’ll be here with me just after midday, and things will be a bit different then.”
asserted
things → recall → midday
In his speech, Merz said the German push to rapidly increase its defence spending last year was triggered by the scenes in the Oval Office.
asserted
push → say → Office
“What we experienced last year … led me to conclude that we must ensure, on our own, that we are capable of defending ourselves in Europe,” he said.
asserted
he → experience → Europe
He added that this was not meant to question Nato, but strengthen it.
asserted
this → add → it
“We are making Nato more European so it can remain transatlantic,” he said.
asserted
he → make → ?
Elsewhere, we are expecting updates from Sweden, with a second parliamentary vote on the new government, which is expected to fail once again (51 days on from elections).
asserted
which → expect → elections
We should also get some lines from Spain, where transport minister Óscar Puente is will present new ideas on reforming high-speed rail after last week’s tragic crash in Toledo before facing a parliamentary committee.
asserted
Puente → get → committee
Russian attacks on Ukraine on US election day 'telling,' Zelenskyy says
asserted
Zelenskyy → tell → day
Before arriving in Berlin, Ukraine’s Zelenskyy condemned Russia’s overnight attacks on critical infrastructure across the country, which he said were causing “emergency and unscheduled power outages”.
asserted
he → arrive → outages
He said the attacks – which involved 289 drones, 59 cruise missiles and 17 ballistic missiles – also hit civilian buildings, including a city hospital in Kharkiv, where 73 people were injured.
asserted
people → say → Kharkiv
Tragically, the death toll has risen.
asserted
toll → rise → ?
Russia has killed 29 people.”
asserted
Russia → kill → people
He added:
“It is very telling that all of this is happening on the day of the US congressional elections.
asserted
all → add → elections
The Russians believe that America will not notice this signal from them.
asserted
America → believe → them
But such terror must be noticed and stopped.
asserted
terror → notice → ?
Ukraine must be helped to defend its skies, otherwise Russia will never stop its missile strikes.
asserted
Russia → help → strikes
It is essential to help build peace honestly and reliably, and America can do that.
asserted
America → help → that
Morning opening: Zelenskyy to make unexpected visit to Berlin for talks with Merz
Jakub Krupa
Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to make an unexpected visit to Berlin for talks with German chancellor Friedrich Merz ahead of next week’s trilateral talks with Russia and the US in Abu Dhabi.
asserted
Zelenskyy → make → Dhabi
The rumours about Zelenskyy’s potential visit started swirling last night, with Merz confirming the visit during an industry speech this morning.
asserted
Merz → swirl → speech
The Ukrainian president’s trips are usually kept secret until the last moment for security reasons.
asserted
trips → keep → reasons
Recalling the infamous showdown between Zelenskyy and Trump at the White House last year, Merz said:
“He’ll be here with me just after midday, and things will be a bit different then.”
asserted
things → recall → midday
In his speech, Merz said the German push to rapidly increase its defence spending last year was triggered by the scenes in the Oval Office.
asserted
push → say → Office
“What we experienced last year … led me to conclude that we must ensure, on our own, that we are capable of defending ourselves in Europe,” he said.
asserted
he → experience → Europe
He added that this was not meant to question Nato, but strengthen it.
asserted
this → add → it
“We are making Nato more European so it can remain transatlantic,” he said.
asserted
he → make → ?
Elsewhere, we are expecting updates from Sweden, with a second parliamentary vote on the new government, which is expected to fail once again (51 days on from elections).
asserted
which → expect → elections
We should also get some lines from Spain, where transport minister Óscar Puente is will present new ideas on reforming high-speed rail after last week’s tragic crash in Toledo before facing a parliamentary committee.
asserted
Puente → get → committee
The Aporia
