Latvia Pledges €200,000 to Bolster Ukraine’s Energy Resilience After Russian Attacks
Latvia has announced a new financial contribution to support Ukraine’s embattled energy sector, pledging €200,000 to the country’s Energy Support Fund.
The Gaze reports this, referring to a statement by Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže.
She said the funding is intended to help stabilize Ukraine’s power grid, which has suffered repeated attacks as winter sets in. In a post on social media platform X, she stressed the urgency of reinforcing Ukraine’s energy system under current conditions.
“Russia is weaponising winter,” Braže said, adding that swift assistance to Ukraine’s energy sector is essential. “We must urgently step up support for Ukraine’s energy sector. Ukraine’s security is our security.”
Latvia’s contribution comes as part of a broader international effort to shore up Ukraine’s energy resilience. Earlier on Wednesday, Luxembourg announced an additional €10 million payment to the same fund.
Support is also being coordinated at the multilateral level. On December 12, the G7+ Energy Coordination Group for Ukraine reaffirmed its readiness to help strengthen defenses protecting Ukrainian energy facilities from Russian aerial attacks.
In parallel, longer-term recovery efforts are underway. In November, the European Investment Bank, together with the European Union, unveiled plans to mobilize more than €200 million for Ukraine’s reconstruction and energy resilience, underscoring sustained European backing for the country’s critical infrastructure.
As The Gaze previously reported, Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure are cutting electricity to an average of around 400,000 consumers every day, mainly in frontline and border regions.
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