German Development Minister Svenja Schulze was in Ukraine on Thursday to oversee Berlin's efforts to help civilians in the icy months ahead.
“I have traveled to Ukraine to present our winter package,” the minister said when she arrived in the capital Kiev.
She said that in more than 1,000 days of war, Russia's goal is to cut off energy supplies so that people are left sitting in the cold and in the dark. “That's why we've once again put in extra money to help rebuild the energy supply here.”
She said this is necessary to survive in the winter temperatures.
During her visit, she plans to hold talks with government and civil society representatives. She also wants to visit several reconstruction projects. “I want to see for myself here that the money really goes where it is needed,” she said.
This is Schulze's second visit to Kiev this year and her fourth visit to Ukraine since the February 2022 Russian invasion.
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