Merz about the visit to Kyiv: We will not allow Moscow to intimidate us

04.10.2026, 15:54◉ 02 min readEditorial team “SHCHO STALOSIA”

Federal Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz stressed that the threats from Moscow did not affect the decision to come to Kyiv, and the Russian drone attack during the visit only demonstrated how ruthlessly Russia continues to act against CCU. Ukrinform.

Merz about the visit to Kyiv: We will not allow Moscow to intimidate us

The head of the German government said this during a joint conversation with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky with journalists in Kyiv, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

"Despite the threats that have come to us from Moscow in recent days, I have arrived today. Along with me came a government colleague, Federal Minister of Economy Katerina Reiche, a large delegation of my government, as well as a large economic delegation. And it shows: we will not allow ourselves to be intimidated, "the Chancellor said.

According to him, the Russian drone attack on Kyiv during this visit also does not change the position of the German side.

He said that his visit also seeks to send a political signal "at a time that is decisive not only for the future of Ukraine, but also for the future of Europe."

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Asked by reporters if he thought the threats from Moscow were directly related to the visit and if he felt personally threatened, the Chancellor replied: “I don't know if this threat was relatedto my visit. And if she was, she doesn't impress me either. You can see I'm here and I'm taking the trips I think are the right ones, not the ones that others want to get in the way of.

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“We will also not allow ourselves to be intimidated by a drone attack that takes place at the same time as our visit. But it also shows how ruthlessly Russia still believes it is possible to act against Ukraine," Merz said.

As Ukrinform reported, on the eve of the Russian Foreign Ministry warned foreign citizens, including the staff of diplomatic missions, from staying in Ukraine and traveling to its territory. It has been stated that those who ignore these warnings are “deliberately putting their lives in mortal danger” and that Russian troops will continue to carry out massive strikes.