Scholz and Zelensky meet in Kiev

German Federal Chancellor Olaf ScholzKIEV, Feb. 14 Meeting between German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky began on Monday at the Mariinsky Palace in the center of Kiev. As follows from the broadcast, which was hosted by the office of the President of Ukraine, Zelensky met Scholz on the threshold of the Mariinsky Palace. After shaking hands and greetings, they set off for negotiations. The next day, after negotiations with Zelensky, Scholz will head to Moscow to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. As the office of the German chancellor told reporters, the fact that the chancellor flies to Moscow «via Kiev» should become «a concrete signal of support and solidarity with Ukraine.»