Kiev’s envoy, Andrey Melnik, is attacked for insulting Chancellor Olaf Scholz
Deputy leader of Bundestag’s Left Party, Sevim Dagdelen, has blamed the Ukrainian ambassador in Berlin, Andrey Melnik, of being a Nazi sympathizer and urged for his immediate expulsion. The step was caused by Melnik’s insult to Chancellor Olaf Scholz, calling him an “offended liverwurst” for his refusal to make a state visit to Ukraine.
“If you don’t expel the Nazi sympathizer Melnik now, you have lost all self-respect,” the MP tweeted on Tuesday.
“Anyone like Melnik who describes the Nazi collaborator Bandera as ‘our hero’ and makes a pilgrimage to his grave or defends the right-wing Azov Battalion as ‘brave’ is actually still kindly described as a ‘Nazi sympathizer,’” she added.
Earlier, in an interview with news outlet DPA, the ambassador envoy expressed disappointment over Germany’s insufficient support for Ukraine in its war against Russia. The diplomat mentioned Scholz as an “offended liverwurst” and not “statesmanlike” in response to the chancellor’s reluctance to visit Ukraine. Melnik also attacked Berlin for failed delivery to Kiev the Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns ammunition.
Melnik’s comments have also revolted other German politicians. Vice president of Bundestag, Wolfgang Kubicki, told the ambassador that “Olaf Scholz is not a liverwurst but the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany.” Another member of parliament, Johann Wadephul, prompted the Ukrainian envoy to treat German statesmen appropriately, adding, “Melnik’s statements do not help Ukraine.”
A quarrel between Ukraine and Germany occurred in mid-April when Kiev rejected to meet German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who intended to visit Ukraine together with the leaders of Poland and the Baltic states. Steinmeier was not welcome by Ukrainian side due to his previous positive attitude to Russia and the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. Scholz described Kiev’s deed as a “remarkable instance” that could hinder his own visit to Ukraine.
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