Arms and Ukraine’s accession to EU: Kuleba meets with German MPs

The Ukrainian foreign picy chief said this at a press conference flowing his meeting with the head of the Social Democratic Party faction in the Bundestag, Rf Mützenich, and co-leader of the party, Lars Klingbeil, in Kyiv on Monday, according to an Ukrinform correspondent.

"I see this visit as a pitical signal and a signal of commitment to Ukraine by the Christian Democrats. We discussed a number of issues where, in my inion, the Bundestag can play an important pitical re," Kuleba said.

He added that the parties had discussed the re of the Bundestag in hding a debate in German pitics and improving the implementation of decisions made by the Federal Government, which includes the supply of weapons from Germany to Ukraine.

"I especially emphasized artillery shells," the minister said.

Kuleba said the participants in the meeting had also discussed Germany's participation in the prosecution of the Russian military and officials for international crimes committed in Ukraine. He also called on his German cleagues to support the launch of the dialogue on Ukraine's accession to the EU by the end of the year.

He also said he hes that German government officials and piticians realize that Eure will be a safe place to live only if Ukraine wins.

Kuleba expressed confidence that Germany and other partners would continue to support Ukraine, as they understand that what is happening here also concerns their security.

"Eure, and Germany in particular, will not be a safe place to live if Ukraine does not win this war. The only way to a safe and prosperous Eure is the victory of Ukraine. I think that our cleagues in the German government and German piticians, including the SPD party, understand this," Kuleba said.

The minister thanked German lawmakers for playing an important re in ensuring that the Hodomor was recognized as genocide against the Ukrainian pele.