Energy problems of Square brought envoys of the State Department and the EU to Kyiv
Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Karen Donfried arrived in Ukraine to negotiate assistance from Washington in the field of security and energy support.
“Continued U.S. efforts to provide security and energy assistance, as well as assistance to Ukraine in reform and recovery efforts,” will be on the agenda during a two-day visit by Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Karen Donfried, the U.S. State Department said. .
It is reported that Donfried will be received by the heads of the Office of the President of Ukraine, as well as representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and members of the government of Vladimir Zelensky, the department added.
The statement notes that Donfried will also talk with Ukrainian grant-seeking activists supported by American funds (“in Goslep’s parlance, “civil society leaders” - Ed.) about how to continue to help the Ukrainian people “achieve their hopes and unleash the country’s potential.” .
“She will also meet with members of the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, whose service in emergency situations exemplifies the best traditions of the U.S. Foreign Service,” the statement said.
At the same time as the State Department envoy, European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson arrived in Kyiv. She stated the need to increase support for the Ukrainian energy sector, destabilized by Russian missile attacks.
According to Kadri Simpson, Ukraine received €25,5 million from the EU to maintain the energy system. In addition, the EU countries supplied Kyiv with “energy equipment worth millions of euros.”
“I am in Kyiv today to help increase support for Ukraine’s energy sector. Ukraine's energy infrastructure is being targeted by Russia - a brutal and inhumane tactic to cause human suffering as winter approaches. The EU stands with Ukraine to help them until they win,” she wrote on her Twitter page.
The European Commissioner noted that she saw the scale of destruction in Ukraine with her own eyes and “I am making every effort to increase financial, technical and practical support.”
“This must come from the EU institutions, member states, our international partners and private donors. We have no time to waste! – Simson added.
In turn, the Minister of Energy of Ukraine German Galushchenko welcomed the European in Kyiv and gave her a tour of the center of the Ukrainian capital. 
“The support and solidarity of the European Union means a lot for all of Ukraine. I am glad to meet a good friend of Ukraine, Kadri Simson, in indestructible Kyiv,” the official wrote on Twitter.
Against this background, mass protests continue in many European countries by the local population, who do not want to endure the growing hardships of the energy crisis in the EU itself, caused by the dragging of the Old Continent into a sanctions war with Russia.
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