Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha met with the delegation of the Bundestag of the Federal Republic of Germany from the Social Democratic Party. The delegation included Deputy Chairman of the German-Ukrainian Parliamentary Friendship Group Johannes Schraps and MPs Susanne Mittag and Fabian Funke. The meeting was also attended by representatives of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Ukraine.
Andrii Sybiha praised the consistent support of our country by the Bundestag, in particular the Social Democratic Party. He thanked for the significant defense, financial and humanitarian assistance provided to Ukraine by Germany since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion.
The Deputy Head of the Office of the President outlined Ukraine's key priorities in the context of attracting further support from partners. Particular emphasis was placed on the need to protect energy facilities from Russian missile attacks and to prepare for the winter period. The interlocutors were also informed about the situation on the battlefield and the priority needs of Ukrainian defenders, including additional air defense systems, artillery, long-range missiles and demining equipment.
The parties also exchanged views on further steps to implement the Ukrainian Peace Formula and the Ukrainian grain exports using alternative routes.
Andrii Sybiha noted our country's interest in starting practical work with Germany to conclude a bilateral agreement on security guarantees in the near future as a follow-up to the Group of Seven Joint Declaration of Support for Ukraine.
Special attention was paid to the current issues of European and Euro-Atlantic integration of our country.
"We see NATO membership as the best guarantee of security for Ukraine and an integral element of the renewed European security architecture after the war," the Deputy Head of the Presidential Office emphasized.
Andrii Sybiha praised the cooperation with Germany in the recovery and reconstruction of Ukraine. The parties emphasized the importance of expanding Ukrainian-German interregional cooperation, in particular in the form of patronage over regions or cities of Ukraine.