President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with President of the Bundestag Berbel Bass, who arrived in Kyiv on May 8, the Office of the President reports..

The head of state noted the importance of Bas's visit to Ukraine at this difficult time and on a special day - the Day of Remembrance and Reconciliation, and also thanked Germany for financial support to Ukraine.

Zelensky and Bas spoke, in particular, about:.

further defense assistance to Ukraine from Germany (the president noted the adoption by the Bundestag of a resolution calling on the German government to expand and accelerate the provision of heavy weapons to Ukraine);

tightening sanctions against the Russian aggressor;

the movement of our state towards EU membership (the president expressed his conviction that official Berlin would support granting Ukraine candidate status);

German assistance in restoring the Ukrainian territories destroyed by the Russian army.

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