22 October 2024, Ukraine, Kiew: Education Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger (M, FDP) with Ukrainian Education Minister Oxen Lissowyj (2nd from left) on a joint tour of Michaelplatz during their visit to Kiev. Education Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger (FDP) is traveling to the Ukrainian capital for the second time since the Russian invasion in 2022. Photo: Andreas Stein/dpa

22 October 2024, Ukraine, Kiew: Education Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger (2nd from left, FDP) stands next to Ukrainian Education Minister Oxen Lissowyj (l) at a joint flower-laying ceremony at the memorial wall to the Ukrainian soldiers who died in the war on an outer wall of St. Michael's Monastery. Education Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger (FDP) is traveling to the Ukrainian capital Kiev for the second time since the Russian invasion in 2022. Photo: Andreas Stein/dpa

22 October 2024, Ukraine, Kiew: Bettina Stark-Watzinger (M, FDP), Federal Minister of Education and Research, on her arrival in Kiev. The Education Minister is traveling to the Ukrainian capital Kiev for the second time since the Russian invasion in 2022. A new agreement on scientific and technological cooperation will be signed during this visit. Photo: Andreas Stein/dpa

22 October 2024, Ukraine, Kiew: Bettina Stark-Watzinger (M, FDP), Federal Minister of Education and Research, on her arrival in Kiev. The Education Minister is traveling to the Ukrainian capital Kiev for the second time since the Russian invasion in 2022. A new agreement on scientific and technological cooperation will be signed during this visit. Photo: Andreas Stein/dpa

22 October 2024, Ukraine, Kiew: Bettina Stark-Watzinger (center r, FDP), Federal Minister of Education and Research, on her arrival in Kiev. The Education Minister is traveling to the Ukrainian capital Kiev for the second time since the Russian invasion in 2022. During this visit, a new agreement on scientific and technological cooperation will be signed. Photo: Andreas Stein/dpa