UKRAINIAN President Volodymyr Zelensky appealed for short-term help in repairing his country’s electricity network and long-term investment in its energy system today.

Speaking at the two-day Ukraine Recovery Conference in Berlin today, Mr Zelensky also renewed calls for more help in repelling Russian missile attacks.

Among other immediate problems, sustained Russian attacks on Ukraine’s power grid in recent weeks have forced energy companies to institute nationwide rolling blackouts.