Volodymyr Selenskyj News: Selenskyj relies on cooperation with Merz

news.de Volodymyr Selenskyj News: Selenskyj relies on cooperation with Merz 5 hours • 1 minute reading time Ukrainian President Volodymyr Selenskyj congratulated election winner Friedrich Merz (CDU) and emphasized the importance of further cooperation with Germany. "This is a clear vote of the voters - and we see how important this is for Europe," wrote Selenskyj in German on the X platform. "We count on further cooperation with Germany to protect lives, bring real peace to Ukraine and strengthen Europe," wrote the Ukrainian head of state. "Europe must be able to defend itself, develop its industries and achieve the necessary results. Europe needs common successes, and successes will weld Europe even closer together." CDU party leader Merz visited Ukraine, which had been attacked by Russia, shortly after the war began in 2022 and then again last December.