The hairdresser is everywhere Ukrainian ambassador with its characteristic glasses and elegant suit. But it does not stand out so much from its appearance and good German, but from the content of what he said. Ever since Russia invaded his country Andriy Melnik talks non-stop, gives interviews, is present in almost all German talk shows, posts on twitter, comments and criticizes indiscriminate situations and persons without taking into account positions and personalities, ministers, politicians, and even German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier himself, to whom he has remarkably presented his credentials.
“Infected sausage” the chancellor?
As for Germany’s stance on this war, it has an opinion that it does not hesitate to express openly. For weeks he pushed Germany to give up heavy weapons in his country. And when Berlin finally gave the green light to the Gepard-type anti-aircraft tanks, it asked for the floor, because Gepard and not Marder. «ΤGepard is 40 years old, he’s old enough to defeat Russia, Ukraine needs modern German weapons “he said in an interview with Sunday Bild (01.05).
But the demands, even if they sounded too much to some, to boost Germany’s military assistance to an aggressive war by a superpower, could be justified by the anxiety for its country’s survival. Mr. Melnik, however has long since stopped holding “diplomatic” pretexts and uses highly non-diplomatic descriptions and expressions. Maybe even offensive. The last target of his characterizations was Chancellor Soltz, who in a TV interview with ZDF reiterated that he was not going to visit Kyiv, because a few weeks ago German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier was described by Kyiv as undesirable.
In statements to the German news agency DPA, the Ukrainian ambassador said literally that “pretending to be an infected sausage“It does not resemble the attitude of a political leader, it is the most brutal war of extermination by the Nazi attack in Ukraine, it is not a kindergarten.” It may have been the most “advanced” insult to a senior German official, but not the only one.
Indicatively in the magazine der Spiegel he described the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Michael Roth, as “m @ l @ k @ a”who remarkably belongs to the group of his counterparts in the Committees on Defense and European Affairs, who were unequivocally in favor of sending German heavy weapons to Ukraine from the beginning, even visited Ukraine together.
And to the President of the Republic Steinmeier rejected proximity to Russia. In an interview with Tagespiegel, he accused him of creating a “contact spider web (with Russia) for years “. The Ukrainian ambassador also met with Foreign Minister Annalena Berbok. Former Social Democrat Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel, German lawmakers who opposed the surrender of heavy weapons to Ukraine, mainly Social Democrat lawmakers, but also put up with German society. «How was it possible for Germany to become almost completely dependent on this Russian state and for Ukraine to become hostage to these relations and to have to pay for the suffering of civilians?He wondered on twitter. A twitter on Twitter gives a taste of the orgy of German reactions to his posts, which call on him, if he does not like Germany, to return his credentials and leave.
Not a word from Soltz
There is no doubt that Andriy Melnik divides and offends. In other countries the foreign ministry would have called him to protest, or in the worst case would have deported him. But this has not yet happened in Germany. And it may never happen because of the special circumstances, historical and political. But there are many MPs and party officials who, sometimes openly, sometimes in the background, have expressed their dissatisfaction with the way and the offensive words that a diplomat chooses to express himself.
No one can rely on ” ignorance“or lack of experience. Why Melnik has studied International Relations and holds a PhD in Law. He later served as Undersecretary of State for European Affairs in the government of Arseni Yatsenyuk. Yesterday Tuesday, the Olaf Solz did not leave a shadow of dissatisfaction with the insulting characterizations of the Ukrainian ambassador. At the Mezeberg Palace, he and his ministers had the opportunity to discuss key issues, “which concern us all.” The war in Ukraine, the effects on the security sector and the economy. Melnik did not utter a word in the verbal attacks.
But others did it and in fact with great severity. «“Olaf Solz is not a sausage, he is the chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, and that must be respected.” said one of the Vice-Presidents of Parliament Wolfgang Kubiki. Tino Chroupala, president of K.O. of the far-right “Alternative for Germany”, called for consequences. «Such provocations and insults against constitutional bodies can not be ignored, The German government should summon Ambassador Melnik to the (Foreign Ministry) and if he continues, he should insist and ask for his recall.». Defense Committee Chairman Marie-Agnes Strak-Zimmerman intervened in the fire and tried to normalize the situation by defending the chancellor. “Ukraine did not accept the visit of the President of the Republic and now can not wait for the visit of the Chancellor, maybe Mr. Melnik will simply apologize to the President and politely invite the Chancellor.” However, the key question remains: How far can it go? does an ambassador with his criticism reach a country in which he is accredited?
Deutsche Welle
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