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Ukraine’s president explains ‘not welcome’ German president to Kiev

The President of Ukraine explained that he did not welcome the German president to Kiev - Photo 1.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier – Photo: REUTERS

“The German president or his office has not officially approached us about this visit,” Zelensky told AFP at a press conference on April 13, after meeting the leaders of Poland. and the three Baltic states.

Earlier, on April 12, Mr. Steinmeier said that Kiev did not welcome him to visit. “I was ready for this, but suddenly I realized that this trip is not welcome in Kiev,” Mr. Steinmeier said. German media attributed this to Mr. Steinmeier’s soft stance towards Russia.

However, the refusal to receive President Steinmeier angered Germany. On April 13, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he was quite “uncomfortable”. “It would be nice if he was received,” Scholz said. Many German politicians also expressed “extreme disappointment” with Kiev’s move.

Officials Ukraine gave many explanations in the last 2 days. Oleksiy Arestovych, an adviser to the Ukrainian president, told German television station ZDF on April 13 that Zelensky did not intend to offend Berlin.

“I think there is a difference in the main argument. Our President looks forward to welcoming the Prime Minister (Scholz) so that he can make practical decisions directly, including the delivery of weapons,” said Arestovych.

Similarly, Ukraine’s ambassador to Germany, Andriy Melnyk, said that Kiev wanted Mr. Scholz to visit. The Ukrainian diplomat once criticized Mr. Steinmeier’s visit as a formality and did not help Kiev get more weapons.

When asked if he planned to go to Ukraine, Mr. Scholz only said that he was in contact with Zelensky more often than any Western politician. According to observers, the refusal to pick up Mr. Steinmeier clearly reduced the possibility of Mr. Scholz visiting Kiev.

Germany has so far provided defensive weapons to Ukraine such as anti-tank missiles, surface-to-air missiles… However, the Scholz government still refused to support Kiev with heavy weapons.

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