German Finance Minister Christian Lindner has arrived in Kiev on an unannounced visit to hold political talks, Report informs via TASS.
Details are not given yet. This is the first visit of the Finance Minister and Chairman of the Free Democratic Party of Germany to Ukraine since the beginning of hostilities in the country. Before him, Kyiv was visited, in particular, by Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius.
Germany has provided Ukraine with direct financial assistance in the amount of approximately 1.5 billion euros since 2022. In addition, the Federal Republic and other creditors announced in July 2022 that they would give Ukraine a reprieve to repay the debt. In March of this year, the debt moratorium for Kyiv was extended until 2027.