On Wednesday, the G7 and Ukrainian foreign ministers discussed methods to restore Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
The gathering took place concurrently with the NATO foreign ministers summit in Bucharest, the capital of Romania.
Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba discussed potential solutions to the electricity shortage in Ukraine while speaking to a gathering of G7 foreign ministers, other partner nations, and the heads of European financial institutions in Bucharest, according to a statement from the Ukrainian government portal.
The first choice, according to Kuleba, is to purchase electricity from the EU, albeit this will require further financial assistance because EU market rates are significantly higher than local ones, according to the statement.
In order to make up for the destroyed energy infrastructure, it was also emphasized that Ukraine needed to be given the necessary energy equipment, transformers, and generators.
Dmytro Kuleba thanked the US for giving Ukraine $53 million so that it could purchase energy equipment right away, according to the statement.
According to the statement, since October 10th, Russia has launched “more than 600 missiles” on Ukrainian soil and attacked vital infrastructure. It also stated that these attacks would continue.
In addition to continuing to offer assistance to protect this equipment from repeated attacks, Kuleba stressed the importance of giving Ukraine the equipment it needs to restore its electricity capacities. In particular, he recommended giving Ukraine missile and air defense systems.
Kuleba spoke with counterparts from Romania, Italy, Poland, and Spain during the NATO conference. He also had meetings with Rafael Grossi, the director general of the IAEA, and Jens Stoltenberg, the secretary general of NATO.
On Monday, Kuleba announced that he would travel to Lodz, Poland, for the December 1-2 Ministerial Council meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).