BERLIN, May 1 — RIA Novosti. The Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) of Germany has instructed the leader of the opposition Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Friedrich Merz to postpone Monday’s trip to Kiev, the newspaper reports. Tagesspiegel regarding your information.
Earlier, Bild reported that Merz would visit on Monday, May 2 Kyiv. According to the newspaper, this is how the leader of the opposition Germany he will be one of the first German politicians to visit Ukraine. In mid-April, politicians, incl. Chairman of the Bundestag Committee on EU Anton Hofreiter and chairman of the Foreign Policy Committee Michael Rothrecalled the publication.
According to the BKA publication, «definitely» recommended Merz not to go to Kiev and asked to postpone the trip. As the politician alerted the security authorities only on Friday, the ministry said such a «dangerous journey» should have been reported in advance. Merz also refused to provide personal protection from the BKA. According to Tagesspiegel, Merz can meet with Vladimir Zelenskiy.
