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German foreign minister will visit Ukraine shortly, chancellor says

Olaf Scholz Annalena Baerbock Ukraine FrankWalter Steinmeier Kyiv
FILE PHOTO: German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock speaks during an extraordinary session, after Russia launched a massive military operation against Ukraine, at the lower house of parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, February 27, 2022. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock will visit Ukraine shortly, after the two countries mended a diplomatic rift over Kyiv's refusal to receive German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Thursday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Steinmeier held "good talks" earlier on Thursday, Scholz told a news conference.

The German head of state had planned to visit the Ukrainian capital in mid-April but Kyiv refused to welcome him, amid disquiet over his past support of rapprochement with Russia.

FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Economy and Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock are pictured before the weekly cabinet meeting in Berlin, Germany, April 27, 2022. Michael Kappeler/POOL via REUTERS

Kyiv's refusal caused a scandal in Germany and prompted Scholz to say he would not visit the war-torn country before the German president had done so.

(Reporting by Sarah Marsh and Andreas Rinke; Editing by Chris Reese)

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