European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is on a visit to the Ukrainian capital Kyiv to discuss European support, winter defense preparations and progress on G7 loans. On Thursday, the head of the community executive announced a new aid, worth 160 million euros, for the energy system of Ukraine, affected by Russia’s continuous bombing. Ukraine needs a capacity of 17 Gigawatts for the winter period, but a large part of the energy infrastructure was destroyed by the Russian strikes. The EU is currently helping Ukraine to repair these plants and is supplying Kyiv with various components: turbines, generators and transformers. The Union also supports the connection of networks and the delivery of energy to Ukraine, the two types of actions ensuring 25% of Ukraine’s wintertime needs.
