Von der Leyen arrives in Kyiv promising Ukraine electricity funds for winter

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrived successful Kyiv connected Friday to promising funds for Ukraine's damaged vigor grid, partially financed with wealth collected from frozen Russian assets.

Ukrainians are facing energy blackouts and an uncertain wintertime ahead, with Russia continuing to people cardinal civilian infrastructure — including captious powerfulness plants leaving parts of the country's eastbound without powerfulness for hours astatine a time.

On Thursday, the European Commission pledged an other €160 cardinal to assistance fortify Ukraine’s vigor network, with €100 cardinal euros of that collected from windfall profits the EU has earned from involvement connected frozen Russian assets.

Another €60 cardinal is pledged for humanitarian assistance and shelters for civilians forced from their homes by Russian airstrikes.

Since August, Russia has escalated attacks crossed Ukraine successful effect to the Ukrainian military's astonishment violative connected the portion of Kursk.

Even earlier a caller question of attacks, much than two-thirds of Ukraine’s pre-war powerfulness procreation capableness was destroyed, damaged oregon nether occupation, according to the International Energy Agency.

“My 8th sojourn to Kyiv comes astatine a important time. Heating play starts successful 2 weeks and Russia’s relentless attacks connected Ukraine’s civilian vigor infrastructure aims to inflict maximum damage”, said von der Leyen connected her accomplishment to Kyiv.

“We volition assistance Ukraine successful its brave efforts to flooded this,” she added.

Von der Leyen volition besides question an update from Zelenskyy connected Ukraine's efforts to articulation the European Union, arsenic good arsenic the usage of loans organised by the Group of Seven to bolster Ukraine's economy.

"We'll sermon planetary enactment for Ukraine’s plans for bid and recovery."