More slightly awkward body language.
So now it seems most or even all of the trucks from the Russian aid convoy have returned back to Russia.
An AP reporter said 225 trucks had crossed back into Russia at the Donetsk checkpoint.
It is unknown exactly how many trucks were in the convoy that entered Ukraine, but between 250 and 280 trucks left Moscow when the convoy began.
More from our news desk on Merkel's arrival in Kyiv:
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has arrived in Kyiv for talks with Ukrainian officials.
Merkel is scheduled to meet with President Petro Poroshenko, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, and several mayors of Ukrainian cities on her one-day visit.
Merkel and U.S. President Barack Obama agreed after a phone conversation on August 22 that the Russian decision to send a controversial aid convoy into Ukraine was a "dangerous escalation" of the Ukraine conflict.
Merkel's visit comes the same day that German Deputy Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel said that federalizing Ukraine was the best step to preserve the country territorial integrity.
Ukrainian officials have fiercely rejected calls for federalization, which have previously been made mainly by Russian leaders.
Gabriel told the weekly "Welt am Sonntag" that German diplomats are doing everything possible to a prevent "direct military confrontation between Russia and Ukraine."
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In case you missed it earlier this week, just re-upping this piece by Daisy Sindelar.
Merkel has just arrived in Kyiv.
Reports say dozens of trucks from the controversial Russian aid convoy have now arrived at a border crossing on their way back into Russia.
An AP reporter on the scene said 67 trucks had crossed back into Russia.