The Ukrainian PM announced a Ukraine-Rheinmetall joint venture for military equipment services and a green hydrogen project between Ukrhydroenergo and Andritz Hydro.
Sahra Wagenknecht gained increased public prominence in 2022 as leader of a "peace campaign" demanding the West stop providing arms to Ukraine, and opposed sanctions against Russia
Focus is on education, healthcare, water supply, and city rebuilding. This commitment brings Germany's total support for Ukraine's civilian population to almost one billion euros since February 2022.
Germany sent more arms to Ukraine, US President called emergency aid to Ukraine a smart investment in US security. Ukrainian defenders repelled Russian attacks on Avdiyivka.
As winter approaches, Ukraine's allies have reiterated their commitment to providing military and humanitarian aid. This comes as Russia steps up attacks on civilian infrastructure, trying to freeze Ukrainians into submission.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz reasserts the significance of European financial aid to Ukraine, while criticizing Russia's double standards regarding Gaza and Ukraine civilian deaths.
The German development bank KfW will allocate a €76 mn ($80 mn) grant to Ukraine's grid operator Ukrenergo to finance the protection of substations, new high-voltage equipment, and network upgrades along the border with Europe.
“With this new ‘winter package,’ we are further increasing the operational readiness of the Ukrainian armed forces in the coming months,” said German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius.