Ukrainian Ambassador Andriy Melnyk talks about why Steinmeier is currently not welcome in Kyiv, why he wants Scholz to make a symbolic gesture and why he believes Merkel could have prevented this war.
Interviewed by
Daniel Brossler
It is an embassy in a state of emergency. Supporters laid candles and flowers in front of Andriy Melnyk’s official residence. Police guard the entrance. Melnyk, 46, asks to sit on his green sofa. The diplomat has represented Ukraine in Germany for almost eight years. He was always a friend of clear words. It has become even clearer since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The “soldier on the diplomatic front,” as he calls himself, offends. That’s exactly what he wants.