As reported by Ukrinform, Ukraine’s Defense Minister Rustem Umerov and German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius signed an agreement in Berlin on Wednesday to finance the production of Ukrainian long-range weapons.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz strongly condemned recent massive missile attacks on Kyiv, calling them “a slap in the face” to all efforts aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. Speaking at a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy,

Germany’s new ruling coalition agreed to push ahead with measures aimed at stimulating the struggling economy and to enact as much legislation as possible before leaving for summer break in mid-July.

The German government on Wednesday agreed plans to restrict family reunions for some migrants and toughen rules for obtaining citizenship. A clampdown

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz criticised Israel's actions in Gaza on Monday, saying the extent of harm being done to the civilian population could no longer be justified as a fight against Hamas' terrorism.

Germany has given Ukraine the green light to strike targets inside Russia using long-range weapons supplied by Berlin, in a decision that signals a notable hardening of Western resolve as the war grinds on.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov responded to the comments made by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz regarding the supposed lack of restrictions on the usage of long-range weapons by Ukraine. Peskov expressed that there is "considerable confusion" surrounding this issue.

A likely focus of talks between the two leaders will be military aid and whether Germany will provide Ukraine with the Taurus cruise missile.