Sat, 22 Feb 2025
A Ukrainian Woman Walks The Corridors Of Power In Berlin

BERLIN -- Daryna Kolesnykova is a Ukrainian woman who strides confidently through the corridors of power in Berlin.

As senior policy adviser to a German lawmaker, the 32-year-old has a unique ringside seat to the countrys politics as Germans vote in federal elections on February 23.

Their vote can decide how millions of Ukrainians will live in the next years, she told RFE/RL from a sun-splashed meeting room with glass walls offering a postcard view of Berlins historic Reichstag building.

My fear is that there will not be enough help for Ukraine after this election.

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