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German Foreign Minister Makes Second Wartime Trip To Ukraine

September 10, 2022

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has arrived in Kyiv to show solidarity with Ukraine as it continues to fight against invading Russian forces.

Baerbock said upon arriving in the Ukrainian capital by train on September 10 that Germany would "continue to stand by Ukraine as long as it takes -- with the delivery of weapons, as well as humanitarian and financial support."

Baerbock is scheduled to meet with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and other officials, and was expected to discuss ways Germany can assist in the clearing of mines and alleged war crimes committed by Russian forces on Ukrainian territory. It is Baerbock's second visit to Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion of the country in February.

Baerbock said it was clear to her that Russian President Vladimir Putin "is counting on us getting tired of sympathizing with Ukraine's suffering."

She also addressed energy prices that have soared in Europe due to Russia's restrictions of oil and natural gas supplies, an action the West has said Moscow is taking in retaliation for punitive sanctions the European Union imposed due to the Russian war against Ukraine.

"He believes he can divide our societies with lies and blackmail us with energy supplies, and that he can take away our energy to defend ourselves against this brutal attack on all our values," Baerbock said. The tactic won't work, she said, "because all of Europe knows that Ukraine is defending our peaceful order."

Based on dpa

Source: https://www.rferl.org/a/german-foreign-minister- second-wartime-trip-ukraine/32027492.html

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