Germany's Finance Minister Christian Lindner has arrived in Kyiv for talks in what is his first visit to Ukraine since Russia's full-blown invasion some 18 months ago.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and several other ministers have previously visited Kyiv.
Lindner, who last traveled to the country in 2020, said on arrival that Ukraine's decision to favor democracy and a market economy was the reason Russia attacked.
His trip comes amid Ukraine requests for the German government to supply it with Taurus cruise missiles, DW reports.
