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Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Ursula von der Leyen discussed energy and humanitarian aid to Ukraine in preparation for winter and Euro-Atlantic integration issues.
The European Union will use the EU's special mechanism to provide Ukraine with funds for urgent needs amid a difficult electricity, water, and heating supply situation caused by Russian strikes. This was reported by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in a Telegram post summarizing a conversation with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Monday, 9 November.
“The situation is very difficult in many of our cities and communities with electricity, water, and heating supply due to Russian strikes. The hardest hit are Kyiv, Dnipro region, Sumy region, Donetsk region, and Kherson. I told Ursula about the challenges, and we agreed that the EU will apply a special emergency assistance mechanism. This will enable the rapid provision of funds to Ukraine for what is currently most needed. Teams are already working on this,” wrote the head of state.
Leaders also discussed additional energy and humanitarian aid for winter preparation and Euro-integrations issues.
“Last week the European Commission published the annual Enlargement Package, in which it successfully assessed Ukraine's progress. It is important to open all clusters and start closing the chapters,” the president noted.
Zelenskiy and von der Leyen also coordinated positions ahead of the meeting in Abu Dhabi.
As a reminder, 9 November, Ukrainians should prepare for prolonged power outages. Due to the consequences of massive Russian attacks on the energy infrastructure in several regions, temporary consumption restrictions will be introduced, Ukrenergo has reported.
Substations that connect the nuclear power plant to Kyiv have been attacked.
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