The former ambassador of Ukraine to Germany, Andriy Melnyk, sharply criticized his successor, saying that Oleksiy Makeyev should get the German government to send several advanced types of weapons vital for the existence of Ukraine, the DPA agency reported on Tuesday, citing Agerpres.

“He should stop being so lazy and speak out and succeed on vital issues such as German fighter jets and warships and (Ukraine’s) entry into NATO,” Melnyk said. , who is currently the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.

Melnyk stated this on Tuesday for Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland.

“Having trampled everything created by his predecessor in the sweat of his brow, Makeev challenged me,” said Melnyk.

Harsh accusations of the ex-ambassador of Ukraine

“The fact that Makeev destroyed the long-standing appeal to the Bundestag to establish a memorial to the millions of Ukrainian victims of the Nazi regime of terror in Berlin, as he did to our Polish sisters and brothers, is a slap in the face. to our ancestors,” said Andriy Melnyk.

Melnyk further criticized his successor in late April, when he told the German weekly Die Zeit that in the past Ukrainians could “strongly influence and even lead” the debate on arms deliveries to Berlin.

“Now we just let the wave take us, we go with the flow. We were brought back with smiles on our faces and arms waving. “Instead of continuing to strike while the iron is hot, Makeev continued to chant thanks to Germany for the supply of weapons, like mantras,” stated Melnyk.

Makeev rejected this criticism.

“Now I am the ambassador of Ukraine in Berlin. And the results on arms deliveries are something we can be proud of,” he told Der Spiegel.

Andriy Melnyk, known for his sharp statements

He called Melnyk’s comments “these unfortunate attacks on my predecessor” and called them “totally unprofessional.”

Makeev assured that, unlike Melnyk, all doors are open to him and he has already spoken several times with the Federal Chancellor, the President, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Defense of Germany.

Andrii Melnyk was known for his aggressive statements against German officials during his time as ambassador in Berlin, at one point calling Chancellor Olaf Scholz an “offended Laborer.”

In some situations, the government in Kyiv distanced itself from his claims, and President Volodymyr Zelenskyi recalled him from his post on July 9, when he also replaced other Ukrainian ambassadors.

“To hell with you is my very diplomatic response,” Melnyk tweeted in October to Elon Musk after the South African billionaire spoke of his “peace plan” for Ukraine, which included the transfer of Crimea to Russia.

Melnyk was appointed Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine on November 19.

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