German Foreign Minister Annalena Burbock in Shirokino, Donetsk regionBERLIN, Feb. 8 Foreign Minister Germany Annalena Burbock visited the line of contact in Donbas during her visit to Ukraine on Tuesday, where, according to the German press, she spent about 40 minutes. «I am here to get an idea of what it means that there is still war in the center of Europe And how urgently it is necessary that we finally come to a solution to the conflict,» Burbock said, quoted by the German Foreign Ministry. As can be seen in the photographs published in the local media, the minister visited the line of contact in a helmet and body armor. As the dpa agency emphasizes with reference to its correspondent, there were no incidents during the visit. It is noted that the commander of the Ukrainian army informed Burbock about the current situation in the Donbass. Burbock arrived in Ukraine on Monday for a two-day visit. Earlier, the minister explained in Kiev that her meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was canceled due to a change in the program of the visit. At the end of last week, the German Foreign Ministry announced Burbock's visit to Kiev, her meetings with President Zelensky and Ukrainian counterpart Dmitry Kuleba. Moscow has repeatedly stated that Kiev does not comply with the Minsk agreements and drags out negotiations to resolve the conflict. The Russian Foreign Ministry noted that Kiev sent half of the entire personnel of the armed forces of Ukraine to the Donbass. Moscow expressed concern about the transfer of military equipment from NATO countries to the Russian borders and the increase in the number of Western instructors in the Donbass. Western countries continue to provide military support to Ukraine, including by supplying weapons that are used in the Donbass. German Foreign Ministry
