German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock arrived in Kharkiv on an unannounced visit, accompanied by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and Ambassador Oleksii Makeev. This marked the first visit by a German official to the city since the beginning of the full-scale invasion.
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Annalena Baerbock arrived in Kharkiv on 10 January 2023, accompanied by Dmytro Kuleba and Oleksii Makeev.
Baerbock became the first German official to visit Kharkiv since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion.
The visit was kept secret for security reasons.
Dmytro Kuleba expressed confidence that Germany will hand over to Ukraine the long-pledged Leopard tanks.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock arrived in Kharkiv on January 10, accompanied by Dmytro Kuleba and Oleksiy Makeev.
Berbok is the first official from the German government to visit eastern Ukraine.
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