Berlin, May 6 (AP) Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday he seeks more European and transatlantic leadership from Germany following Friedrich Merz's win to become the country's 10th chancellor.

Merz lost the first round of votes Tuesday morning in a historic defeat, but ultimately prevailed hours later on the second ballot.

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Germany is the second-biggest supplier of military aid to Ukraine, after the United States. (AP)

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