Germany is an important and reliable partner of Ukraine in the European Union. Federal Republic of Germany is the largest investor and the most important trade partner of Ukraine. According to Dr. Wolfgang Ressmann lately there’s a lot of speech of Ukraine in Germany, especially now during the war. It should be noted that Germany has no representation of ukrainian TV channels, unlike russian, though sometimes TV shows pieces of Ukrainian programs in translation. Russia is productively working on filling a German TV space with its propaganda, but Dr. Joachim Musholt is soothing – „There’re a lot of independent journalists in Germany, and they are trying to sort the information“. Dr. Musholt also notes that many began to speak about Ukraine only after the war. He is convinced that it should be done much earlier. „We had to be concerned about Ukraine 10 years ago, and maybe then there would be no such situation that we see now,“ – admits Dr. Musholt.Dr. Ressmann and Dr. Musholt are feeling quite optimistic – they like Ukraine and they are not afraid to be here. „I’m not afraid to come to Ukraine“ – Musholt says, „I love Ukraine and Ukrainians, and I’m sorry this European dialogue has not started before.“ „I think relations between Ukraine and Germany will be only better. Our project is a good example which is supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Germany“ – sums up Wolfgang Ressmann. Experts say especially it is important to support free media, because they have to act as a bridgehead of civil society. That’s why such an exchange projects between Ukraine and European countries are very on time. To watch the whole interview click here.
Tetiana Litvinova (Тетяна Літвінова), 21 from Ukraine
