Editor’s note: This article has been updated to reflect details of the discussions between kyiv and Berlin.

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock arrived in kyiv on November 4 to show support for the besieged country, marking her eighth visit to Ukraine.

“We are fighting this brutality with our humanity and support, so that Ukrainians can not only survive the winter, but also their country can survive,” Baerbock said upon his arrival, according to the newspaper. Reuters.

During her visit, the German minister met her Ukrainian counterpart Andrii Sybiha and President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Following the meeting, Sybiha said delegations discussed the “need for decisive action” in response to the presence of North Korean troops located along the eastern front of Ukraine.

“We urge Europe to realize that DPRK troops are now waging a war of aggression in Europe against a sovereign European state,” Sybiha told reporters after the meeting, referring to North Korea by an acronym representing its official name.

Earlier today, Zelensky said North Korea had already deployed 11,000 soldiers in the Kursk oblast in Russia.

“We are seeing an increase in the number of North Koreans and we are not seeing an increase in the reaction of our partners,” Zelensky said. said in his evening speech.

Baerbock’s visit comes as Ukraine prepares to face what could be the harshest winter of the war.

Ukraine’s energy network was seriously damaged during massive air campaigns carried out by Russia in the autumn-winter period of 2022-2023 and during the same period. spring and summer 2024. New attacks against infrastructure are expected as temperatures drop.

Germany played a key role in providing energy support to Ukraine and strengthening the air defenses necessary to repel further attacks.

According to Baerbock, Berlin has committed an additional 170 million euros ($185 million) to boost Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.

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