Kuleba outlines five steps for urgent assistance to Ukraine's energy sector to EU ministers
Kyiv • UNN
At the EU Council meeting, Minister Kuleba presented 5 areas of assistance to Ukraine's energy system. He also welcomed the decision to use the profits from Russian assets and thanked for the new package of sanctions.
At the EU Foreign Affairs Council, Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba named five steps to urgently help Ukraine's energy sector, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry told UNN.
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Kuleba, who took part in the meeting online on Monday, emphasized that Ukraine is actively taking a number of steps to improve the situation in the energy system damaged by Russian strikes. He named five priority steps to urgently help the Ukrainian energy system.
"Our efforts are focused on five areas. The first is to strengthen air defense. The second is the rapid repair and restoration of generation and distribution facilities. The third is the decentralization of the power system, including the installation of cogeneration units. The fourth is to increase import capacity from the EU from the current 1.7 to 2.2 gigawatts. The fifth is to raise funds and equipment from partners," the Minister said.
The Ukrainian Foreign Minister called on European partners to intensify efforts in these five areas of work.
During the meeting, the Minister also welcomed the Allies' decision to start using the profits from Russian assets for the benefit of Ukraine, including the purchase of weapons from Ukrainian manufacturers, and thanked the EU for the 14th package of sanctions against Russia. Kuleba emphasized that the allies should pay special attention to monitoring the implementation of the sanctions regime and export control of components used by Russia in the production of weapons.
