German Development Minister Svenja Schulze emphasized Berlin’s efforts to help civilians in Ukraine on Thursday in the coming frosty months, reports TASR according to the DPA agency.
“I traveled to Ukraine to deliver our winter package,” said the minister immediately after arriving in the capital city of Kyiv. It said Russia had been targeted during the more than 1,000-day war cut off the power supply so that people are left sitting in the cold and in the dark. “That’s why we have again mobilized additional funds to help restore energy supplies,” she added.
According to her, it is essential for survival in low temperatures during winter. He plans during his visit negotiate with representatives of the government and civil society. He also wants to visit several projects funded by the recovery money. “I want to see for myself that the money really goes where it is needed,” explained Schulze.
This is her second trip to Kyiv this year and the fourth trip to Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion in February 2022.
