President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Federal Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz took part in the Ukrainian-German Business Forum, during which agreements were signed in the areas of air defence, interceptor drones, defence cooperation, and energy.

We are reaching an important result – 15 agreements between our companies, between German and Ukrainian businesses in our industries. And this is very important. We have never had such a result between our countries even in peacetime, let alone such strong agreements during the war.

In Kyiv, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Federal Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz. They discussed strengthening Ukraine’s defense and additional funding for energy infrastructure ahead of winter.

Together with the Chancellor, Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy Katherina Reiche is in Kyiv today, along with a strong – a very strong – business delegation. There is a new support package for Ukraine – a comprehensive package worth more than €1.3 billion. It includes weapons that will help us now, as well as support for our energy sector, which is very important, ahead of winter – an important energy package.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Federal Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz visited the building of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and spoke with first responders who dealt with the aftermath of the Russian attack on September 28. A direct hit by a Russian “shahed” on the Academy killed two people and injured seven others.

In Kyiv, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Federal Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz, who is visiting our country, honored the memory of fallen Ukrainian warriors.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy took part online in the opening of the fifth annual Helsinki Security Forum. President of Finland Alexander Stubb and President of Moldova Maia Sandu are also participating in the event.