US president-elect says ‘I know Vladimir [Putin] well. This is his time to act’ as Ukrainian leader says 43,000 of his troops have been killed
Estonian prime minister, Kristen Michal, has arrived in Kyiv to meet with Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other senior officials, including Ukraine’s prime minister Denys Shmyhal. The German opposition leader, Friedrich Merz, is also on a diplomatic visit to the Ukrainian capital today. Michal replaced Kaja Kallas as prime minister in July.
She had resigned to become the EU’s foreign policy chief after emerging as one of the strongest critics of Russia and supporters of Ukraine in the political bloc and Nato. It is Michal’s first visit to Ukraine as head of the Estonian government. “Supporting Ukraine to victory will remain Estonia’s priority, we will not make concessions,” the prime minister said. Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Estonia’s commitment to keep supporting Ukraine with 0.
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