Visit in Kiev: Merkel promises Ukraine 500 million euro development aid

Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel and Ukrainian president Petro Poroschenko in the presidential palace in Kiev


With their visit in Ukraine assured financial assistance for the reconstruction of the country to Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel. Before however a diplomatic solution in the conflict with Russia would have ago.

Kiev - the conflict in Ukraine needs a diplomatic solution, with which all parties agree. That said chancellor Angela Merkel with its visit in Kiev and demanded a “bilateral armistice”. After her meeting with the Ukrainian president Petro Poroschenko on Saturday said Merkel: “The territorial integrity and the welfare of Ukraine are a substantial goal of the German policy.”
With the meeting the CDU politician made also financial promises: Merkel announced a credit guarantee over 500 million euro for the energy and water supply. With additionally 25 million euros Germany wants the building of accommodation for refugees to make possible. Since beginning of the conflict in east Ukraine in April several hundred thousand humans their apartments had and houses read out. The UN proceeds from more than 400,000 refugees.