Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine’s foreign minister urges Germany to take the lead in the process of Ukraine joining the European Union.

Kuleba claimed on Sunday that he had “a very sensible talk with the Germans regarding Ukraine being a member of the EU” during his visit to Berlin earlier this week.

“I told them it is going to happen anyway. It is inevitable that Ukraine will receive a candidate status sooner or later. The German elites have a choice to lead this process and inscribe their names in the history of Europe or it will still happen but without their leadership,” he added.

During his visit, the minister also discussed the Russian oil embargo, which is now being debated by EU member states, as well as the possibility of a Russian gas embargo.

According to Kuleba, G7 foreign ministers “welcomed the idea that it is necessary to freeze Russian assets and transfer them to Ukraine to help rebuild our country. We are talking about hundreds of billions of euros here. Also, (the) G7 said they are ready to take part in rebuilding Ukraine, in the reconstruction of its cities and infrastructure. You know President of Ukraine has an idea of the countries to take charge of certain regions or cities that`s been affected by the war and our partners welcome this idea.”

He also called for “a solution to remove Russian blockade on the export of Ukrainian agro-industrial products to the world.”

“Right now, Russian aggression is leading the world towards famine.”

“This is why it is important to work with African countries as well. We want them to help to resolving this issue,” he said.