Ukraine updates: Zelenskyy to meet with Scholz, Pope Francis

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy continues his whirlwind tour of European capitals, with stops in the Vatican and Berlin. Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin has touched down in Turkmenistan. DW has more.

The Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy is due to meet with Germany's chancellor Olaf Scholz and president Frank-Walter Steinmeier, after earlier meeting with Pope Francis.

It comes after he met with European leaders in London, Paris and Rome on Thursday.

Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin is in Turkmenistan, where he is due to meet regional leaders including Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.

Separately, a new survey has found that most Germans want Chancellor Scholz to speak on the phone with Russian President Putin.

Here are the latest developments regarding Russia's war in Ukraine on Friday, October 11: