Zelensky Brings Ukraine’s Energy Crisis to Bundestag as €11.6B Aid Awaits Vote

During his visit to Berlin on Tuesday, Nov. 3, President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed energy support and €11.6 billion (about $13.4 billion) in planned 2027 aid with Bundestag President Julia Klöckner. He also held talks with Chancellor Friedrich Merz and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Merz promised Ukraine a winter support package, and the two leaders discussed new deliveries of PAC-2, PAC-3 and IRIS-T air defense missiles, as well as further support for Ukraine’s F-16 fighter jets.