On Friday, October 24, German Economy Minister Katherina Reiche arrived in Kyiv on a working visit. Her visit comes amid growing energy problems in Ukraine. This is reported by Reuters.
"Ukraine is going through its fourth winter at war, and now russia has intensified its attacks on Ukraine's energy supply, which significantly threatens the supply of electricity and heat in the winter," Reiche said in Kyiv, where she arrived with a business delegation.
According to her, Ukraine needs urgent help to restore and secure its energy supply. She promised to find out during her trip how Germany can provide more specific and better support in this area.
In addition to preserving and restoring Ukraine's energy infrastructure, the main focus of the trip will be on expanding German-Ukrainian defense cooperation.
"Security policy is always also economic policy," Reiche said, adding that she seeks to bring German and Ukrainian defense companies closer together.
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that the German government intends to respond to russia's hybrid warfare with a new comprehensive action plan to counter hybrid threats.
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