{
  "id": 17936888,
  "title": "War against Ukraine: Before negotiations – Zelensky visits Merz in Berlin",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/krieg-gegen-ukraine-vor-verhandlungen-selenskyj-besucht-merz-in-berlin",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-03T08:32:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/ukrainekrieg-vor-verhandlungen-selenskyj-besucht-merz-in-berlin/100266875.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is visiting Berlin today for talks with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. A new round of talks between Russia, Ukraine, and the US is set to take place in Abu Dhabi next Tuesday and Wednesday, focusing on security agreements, de-escalation, and humanitarian aid. US envoy Steve Witkoff also announced meetings with representatives from Germany, France, the UK, NATO, and the EU in Brussels to discuss security guarantees and reconstruction. The Ukrainian president has requested 70 billion euros in aid from Europeans for next year and military support, including US Patriot air defense missiles.",
  "summary": "The Ukrainian President is visiting the Federal Chancellor. The meeting is likely to also involve further military and financial support for Ukraine.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}