Council of Europe Secretary General, German Vice Chancellor arrive in Ukraine

This was reported by First Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine Emine Dzheppar. 

"Pleased to welcome Council of Europe Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić in Kyiv. Thanked for CoE’s initiative to establish the Registry of Damages caused by Russian aggression," Dzheppar wrote.

Pleased to welcome @coe Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić @MarijaPBuric in #Kyiv. Thanked for #CoE’s initiative to establish the Registry of Damages caused by ???????? aggression. We discussed further steps needed to restore justice and hold ???????? war criminals accountable. pic.twitter.com/dbQLYwvMfn

— Emine Dzheppar (@EmineDzheppar) April 3, 2023

They reportedly discussed the necessary steps to restore justice and bring Russian war criminals to justice.

Also today, Federal Minister of Economy Robert Habeck arrived in Ukraine with a small delegation of German business representatives, Spiegel Online GmbH reports.

"We believe that it (Ukraine - ed.) will win, that it will be rebuilt, that it is in Europe's interest not only to support a country that needs it, but that Ukraine will also be an economically strong partner in the future," Habeck said at the Kyiv railway station.

The visit should give Ukraine hope for post-war reconstruction and cooperation in the energy sector. "The business delegation gives Ukraine hope that there will be reconstruction after the war."

This is the minister's first trip to Ukraine since February 24, 2022, and his first ever as a federal minister.

• Also today, it has been announced that President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit Warsaw on Wednesday, April 5.