{"id":1389783,"date":"2026-06-16T14:56:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T11:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1389783"},"modified":"2026-06-16T14:56:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T11:56:15","slug":"zelenskyy-merz-discuss-air-defense-battlefield-situation-and-pressure-on-russia-at-g7-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/zelenskyy-merz-discuss-air-defense-battlefield-situation-and-pressure-on-russia-at-g7-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelenskyy, Merz Discuss Air Defense, Battlefield Situation and Pressure on Russia at G7 Summit"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held talks with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in \u00c9vian on the sidelines of the G7 Summit, focusing on military assistance, air defense, and increasing pressure on Russia, <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/\">UATV English<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n   <p>According to Zelenskyy, the leaders discussed Germany\u2019s continued defense support for Ukraine, with particular attention given to strengthening Ukraine\u2019s air defense capabilities amid ongoing Russian missile and drone attacks.<\/p>\n   <p>The talks also covered the current situation on the battlefield and the impact of Ukraine\u2019s long-range strike capabilities against Russian military targets.<\/p>\n   <p>A separate part of the meeting was devoted to implementing the agreements reached during the G7\u2013Ukraine meeting earlier in the day. Zelenskyy stressed that Ukraine\u2019s military effectiveness should be reinforced by stronger international pressure on Moscow.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cIt is important that Ukraine\u2019s effectiveness on the battlefield and in long-range operations is complemented by effective global pressure on Russia,\u201d the Ukrainian president said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>Zelenskyy thanked Germany for its continued support and praised Berlin\u2019s leadership in helping protect Ukrainian civilians from large-scale Russian attacks.<\/p>\n   <p>The Ukrainian leader also expressed gratitude for Germany\u2019s backing of Ukraine\u2019s European Union membership aspirations, describing such support as important for the Ukrainian people.<\/p>\n   <p><strong>Read also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/zelenskyy-on-the-g7-summit-we-had-unity-everyone-was-on-the-right-side\/\">Zelenskyy on the G7 Summit: We Had Unity, Everyone Was on the Right Side<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held talks with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":1389785,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49,51,36415,36422,55,50,36572],"tags":[76,78,72925,72926,72928,72943],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1389783","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en","category-europe-en","category-11473-news-en","category-11473-news-en-3","category-ukraine-en","category-svit-en","category-11473-ukraine-en-news-en-5","tag-glavnoe-en","tag-homepage-en","tag-zelenskyy-in-europe","tag-ukraine-s-allies-aid","tag-sanctions-on-russia","tag-g7-ukraine"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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