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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz traveled to Kyiv amid sirens and explosions, telling President Zelensky that Ukraine "can continue to count on" German support. During the visit, Germany's ARX Robotics and Ukraine's Roboneers signed a strategic partnership agreement on unmanned ground vehicles in the presence of both leaders. The visit underscores continued high-level Western political and defense-industrial engagement with Ukraine even as Russian strikes persist on the capital.