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The German foreign minister and two Bundestag lawmakers plan to visit Kiev to show their support for embattled Ukraine as Russian attacks continue – but Germany’s leaders have yet to make the journey. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Sunday that she plans to travel to Kiev. Opposition leader Friedrich Merz and leftist lawmaker Gregor Gysi of Die Linke (The Left) have also announced plans to travel. The president however remains silent on the issue after the Ukrainian government expressed a preference for the German chancellor to come instead, saying he was better placed to mak…