It is the first visit to Germany since the beginning of the war by the Ukrainian leader. Zelenskiy reached Germany overnight by flying on a Berlin government plane escorted into German Luftwaffe fighter space.

He is expected in the chancellery by Olaf Scholz, where he will also hold a meeting with the press, and in the afternoon in Aachen. Yesterday, the German government announced a new military aid package of 2.7 billion, doubling the resources deployed so far in support of Kiev.