The Chair of the Committee on Ukraine’s Integration into the EU together
with Ukrainian MPs met with the Chair of the faction of the Social
Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) in the Bundestag, Rolf Mutzenich, and
the Chair of the SPD of Germany, Lars Klingbeil.
They discussed military support for Ukraine. Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze
emphasised that it’s essential to support Ukrainian Armed Forces with
modern Western weapons and ammunition. Lives of Ukrainians, peace and
stability on the continent depend on the speed, quantity and quality of
this aid. ‘The position of the German Social Democrats is important to us
because they are a powerful force in the Bundestag, and further assistance
to Ukraine largely depends on them. We are working with all the
politicians of the world capitals to speed up as much as possible the
provision of support to defeat the Russians,’ Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze
informed. She noted that the parties also discussed bringing Russia, its
leaders and those guilty of crimes committed in Ukraine to justice.
Therefore, it is necessary to create a legal tool like a Special Tribunal
to punish the Russian Federation. The Chair of the Committee insisted that
the punishment should be severe and inevitable. She also reminded her
German colleagues that the responsibility for the war lies not only with
the highest leaders of Russia, but also with its people, who actively or
silently support the attack on Ukraine.
Ukrainian and German parliamentarians also discussed the continuation of
reforms in Ukraine. Democratic freedoms and principles are the basis of
any democratic society and an indispensable condition for Ukraine's
accession to the EU. Germany has been supporting the decentralisation
reform in Ukraine for years. This reform gave powerful development to
local self-government. According to both sides, it should be continued
even during the war.