70% of Ukraine's energy system is destroyed, Borrell called on the EU to prevent complete destruction

70% of Ukraine's energy system is destroyed – Borrell called on the EU to prevent complete destruction Sofia Nazarenko Dmitry Usik

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EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell said that 70% of Ukraine has now been destroyed energy system. He will appeal to EU member states to help repair the country's electricity grid.

He said this on the eve of the EU Council meeting in Brussels, reports correspondent for Channel 24.

Borrell on the energy system of Ukraine

Josep Borrell said that the European Union must help avoid complete destruction of the electricity system in Ukraine.

It's summer now, but in winter it will be much more difficult to endure. “I will therefore urge EU member states to provide more support to rebuild and replace the electricity grid with more powerful generation,” he said.

Another issue that ministers will be working on is this will be an increase in air defense. Josep Borrell said that immediately after Orban's visit, Russian missiles hit the Okhmatdyt children's hospital in Kyiv. The EU's chief diplomat condemned the visits of the Hungarian prime minister and responded to the words of the Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó that the EU was allegedly pushing Ukraine towards war. Borrell noted that the European Union supports Ukraine and wants to end the war on the basis of the UN Charter.

“We will talk about how member countries assess the position of a country that simultaneously chairs the The European Union on a rotational basis. The European Union is not pushing for war. It is on the side of Ukraine, defending it in the face of aggression,” said the EU’s chief diplomat.