Zelensky visits Berlin to discuss military package

Ukraine president meets German counterpart; antimissile systems, tanks and drones offered

BERLIN — Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky held talks on Sunday with his German counterpart at the start of his first visit to Germany since the Ukraine crisis began, with Berlin offering support in the form of a huge new military package.

"Already in Berlin," Zelensky wrote on Twitter. "Weapons. Powerful package. Air defense. Reconstruction. EU. NATO. Security."

Zelensky's trip came after a day of meetings in Rome with Italian leaders and Pope Francis.