Berbel Bass said that it was very important for her to be in Ukraine on May 8 and to be able to honor the memory of the victims of the Second World War.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky met with President of the Bundestag Berbel Bass, who arrived in Kyiv on May 8, reports Office of the President .
The President noted the importance of Bass's visit to Ukraine at this difficult time and on a special day – the Day of Remembrance and Reconciliation, and thanked for the financial support of Germany to Ukraine.
< h2> Zelensky and Bass talked, in particular, about:
- further defense assistance to Ukraine by Germany (the President noted the adoption by the Bundestag of a resolution calling on the German government to expand and accelerate the provision of heavy weapons to Ukraine); span>
- strengthening sanctions against the Russian aggressor;
- our country's movement towards EU membership (the President expressed his conviction that official Berlin supports Ukraine's candidate status);
- German assistance in rebuilding the Ukrainian territories destroyed by the Russian army.
Office of the President
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