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European Commission president says she's in Kyiv to discuss support for Ukraine

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  • European Commission president says she's in Kyiv to discuss support for Ukraine
  • September 20, 2024
  • Article Body Text Kyiv, Ukraine — <p>European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Friday she had arrived in Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, to discuss Europe's support, winter preparedness, defense and progress on the G7 loans.</p> <p>&quot;My 8th visit to Kyiv comes as the heating season starts soon, and Russia keeps targeting energy infrastructure,&quot; von der Leyen said on the X social network.</p> <p>Von der Leyen said Thursday more than $160 million from the proceeds of frozen Russian assets would be allocated to meet Ukraine's urgent humanitarian needs for this winter.</p> <p>Russia has knocked out about 9 gigawatts (GW) of Ukraine's energy infrastructure, which von der Leyen said was the &quot;power equivalent of the three Baltic states.&quot;</p> <p>She also said that the EU aimed to restore 2.5 GW of power generating capacity and would increase exports to supply 2 GW of electricity to Ukraine.</p> <p>Von der Leyen will meet Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and other officials.</p>
  • Content Type Text
  • Language English
  • NewsML Media Topics Arts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
  • Subtitles / Dubbing Available No
  • Network VOA
  • Embargo Date September 20, 2024 03:13 EDT
  • Byline Reuters
  • Brand / Language Service Voice of America - English
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