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Friedrich Merz. File photo BERLIN, May 1. The Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) of Germany recommended that Friedrich Merz, leader of the opposition Christian Democratic Union (CDU), postpone his trip to Kyiv scheduled for Monday, the Tagesspiegel newspaper reports, citing its own data. .Earlier publication Bild reported that Merz on Monday, May 2, will visit Kyiv. According to the newspaper, in this way the German opposition leader will become one of the first German politicians to visit Ukraine. In mid-April, politicians such as the chairman of the Bundestag committee on EU affairs, Anton Hofreiter, and the chairman of the committee on foreign policy, Michael Roth, have already visited the country. Since the politician only alerted the security authorities on Friday, the department said that such a «dangerous journey» should be notified in advance. Merz also refused personal protection from the BKA. According to Tagesspiegel, Merz may meet with Vladimir Zelensky. In mid-April, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced that he did not intend to visit Ukraine yet. should launch Nord Stream 2, AfD said