On April 4, 2023, the Minister of Energy of Ukraine Herman Halushchenko and Federal Vice-Chancellor, Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action of the Federal Republic of Germany Robert Habeck signed a Statement of Intent, which expands the areas of the German-Ukrainian energy partnership, with an emphasis on the "green" recovery and reconstruction of Ukraine's energy sector.
President of SE "NNEGC "Energoatom" Petro Kotin also took part in the partner meeting, which preceded the conclusion of the agreement. He emphasized the importance of pressure from Western countries, and Germany in particular, on russia's nuclear industry and reminded of the need to impose sanctions against Rosatom.
"The largest in Europe Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant has been under the occupation of russian invaders for over a year. We are looking forward to strengthening diplomatic efforts in the de-occupation of the ZNPP, as well as the introduction of restrictive measures regarding the russian nuclear industry," Petro Kotin said, commenting on the meeting.
