German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in Kyiv Sunday with €1 billion in new military aid and another €350 million for repairs to Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, as Russia intensifies attacks on cities and critical systems. The visit comes as Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine will increase strikes on Russian oil refineries in response, pushing both sides further into a war aimed at degrading the infrastructure that finances and sustains military operations. Germany and Ukraine also signed a series of defense and industrial agreements during the visit, including new drone and air-defense cooperation. Energy is increasingly becoming both a target and a weapon: Russia is attacking Ukraine’s grid while Kyiv is trying to reduce the refinery capacity that helps fund Moscow’s war. Reuters reported on Merz’s Kyiv visit and the new aid package.