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Zelenskyy to meet Merz in Berlin for talks on German-Ukrainian cooperation
Elsewhere, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin today as part of intergovernmental consultations between the two countries.
AFP noted: Germany became Ukraine’s biggest supporter in its four-year war against Russian occupation Because the US under President Donald Trump has cut off support and Kiev wants to keep Berlin on its side.
The two administrations are also expected to discuss joint defense initiatives, including work on unmanned aerial vehicles.
Many ministers, including the foreign minister, are expected to attend the meeting. Andrii Sybihaminister of energy Denys Shmyhaland economy minister Oleksii Soboley.
Morning opener: JD Vance ‘sad to see Orbán lose’ but will work with new Magyar government
Yakup Krupa
Hungarian election winner Péter Magyar has been invited to meet Hungarian president Tamás Sulyok on Wednesday to discuss the process of forming a government Following the stunning victory against Viktor Orbán in Sunday’s election.
Dating can be a little weird Given Magyar’s repeated calls for Orbán loyalist Sulyok to resign from office.
“He is tasked with signing everything, every document that is presented to him – whether it is the menu, the constitution, the laws – so we don’t need people like that. I don’t think he’s the president.” he said yesterday.
The weather is nice, Mr. President, isn’t it?
Speaking of presidents, Overnight we finally heard from US vice president JD Vance, who defended his decision to travel to Budapest last week with Interfering in Hungarian elections Support Orbán In the final days of the campaign.
Works at Fox News, “he said this” he said [Orbán] loss,” but insisted that the intervention was “not about Russia and fundamentally not about Europe”; this was merely a sign of gratitude from the US administration for defending its interests against the EU bureaucracy.
“He’s one of the few European leaders we’ve seen who is willing to stand up to the bureaucracy in Brussels, which is very, very bad for the United States. For example, When you see a European bureaucrat go after an American company, sometimes the only vote cast is ‘no’, the only vote that protects American interests, It was Viktor Orbán.”
Vance added: The White House “absolutely knew that Viktor had a very good chance of losing this election” but wanted to “stand behind someone who has been with us for a very long time.”
He also emphasized that Orbán is “a great man who is doing a very good job” and added:
“I think his 16-year legacy in Hungary has fundamentally changed the country.”
It’s hard to disagree with this.
However As a sign that would give confidence to the new Hungarian administration, but he explained “I am sure that we will work very well with the new prime minister of Hungary.”
I’ll be bringing you more reactions and news from around Europe throughout the day.
His Tuesday, April 14, 2026 his Yakup Krupa here and this Europe Live.
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