Ukraine’s ambassador “expressed his attitude” to Germany on Twitter
Ambassador of Ukraine Andrey Melnik once again expressed his attitude to Berlin after having been many times before insult Germany.
RT reported, on May 26, Ambassador Ukraine Andrey Melnik posted on Twitter a photo implying that German weapons are being sent to Ukraine at a slow pace. Mr Melnik posted a picture of a snail with a bullet in its shell along with the words “German weapons for Ukraine have arrived”. Claiming to have been sent the photo by a member of the government in Kiev, Mr Melnik added: “Russia cannot win the war.”
Ambassador Melnik’s post comes a week after the German Defense Ministry announced it would deliver 15 Gepard anti-aircraft artillery systems from the 1960s to Ukraine in July, along with 59,000 rounds of ammunition and operational training. for the Ukrainian side. In April, Berlin authorized manufacturer Krauss-Maffei Wegmann to deliver up to 50 systems to Ukraine at the expense of the German government.
Virtue also sent man-portable anti-tank missiles and is said to have delivered seven self-propelled artillery pieces to Ukraine. However, an earlier agreement to deliver 50 Leopard 1 tanks to Kiev was not fulfilled, due to a lack of ammunition and spare parts for the vehicles from the Cold War.
Ambassador Melnik welcomed the delivery of the Gepard anti-aircraft artillery, but accused Germany of failing to show “imagination and courage” by sending more weapon heavyweight.
In an interview with German newspaper Bild earlier this month, Ambassador Melnik asked Germany to provide 88 Leopard tanks, 100 Marder tanks and more self-propelled artillery, and called on Berlin to pass a rental law to could supply Ukraine with unlimited arms and ammunition.
Responding to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s statement that Berlin should try to “avoid a direct military confrontation” with Moscow, Ambassador Melnik commented that the German government “is very good at justifying and giving excuses.” unreasonable for his inaction”.
Ambassador Melnik even used a lot of non-diplomatic language. In April, Kiev told German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier that he was “not welcome” to visit Ukraine due to past warm relations with Moscow, German Chancellor Scholz said it was unacceptable to speak to the president of a country that provides a lot of military support. financial affairs that he is not welcome to visit.
Instead of easing tensions, Ambassador Melnik also harshly criticized Chancellor Scholz. At the beginning of May, the Ukrainian diplomat said that the German chancellor was not a “politician” and later refused to apologize. While Chancellor Scholz said there was no need to “overreact” to the Ukrainian ambassador’s derogatory statement, some German MPs have called for the diplomat’s expulsion.
Ambassador Melnik also mocked the Volkswagen director for urging Ukraine and Russia pursued a negotiated peace deal, calling Germany’s dependence on Russian energy imports “shameful” and describing an invitation to a concert at President Steinmeier’s residence in March as “loss of face” due to the performance of Russian musicians.
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