The head of the Christian Democratic Union party of Germany, Friedrich Merz, arrived in Ukraine on an official visit on Tuesday, May 3. German opposition leader visits Irpen, deoccupied from Russian invaders, and meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The first details of the meeting were published by the British edition of The Guardian.

Friedrich Merz expressed a desire to see with his own eyes the consequences of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Therefore, before visiting Kyiv, he visited the bombed-out Irpen.

“These are not the images that you quickly forget,” the head of the CDU shared his impressions of what he saw. "

After that, Merz headed to the capital of Ukraine, where he held a scheduled meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky..

German opposition leader says he will brief Olaf Scholz on his trip.

“The Chancellor is right that they are defending not just Ukraine, but democracy and freedom – the way we live in Germany,” Merz notes..

Germany has been supporting Ukraine since the beginning of a full-scale war, but for a long time delayed the supply of heavy weapons. Due to the policy of appeasement of the Russian Federation and indecision, Berlin is often criticized. Despite this, the German opposition leader's meeting with the Ukrainian president should increase pressure on Chancellor Olaf Scholz to come to the Ukrainian capital..