President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv Photo: XBP pat
From the BZ editorial team
The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj has once again invited Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to visit!
That’s what the outgoing Ukrainian ambassador Andriy Melnyk told Die Zeit. “We are still waiting for his visit to Kyiv.” Steinmeier was actually supposed to have traveled to Ukraine in April, but was then uninvited by Zelenskyj. Since then, however, the Ukrainian government has changed its position.
The reason for the original invitation: Steinmeier had established very close ties with Russia, especially during his time as Foreign Minister.
Germany
Melnyk announces that he will leave Germany in two or three weeks. His dismissal is a matter of routine, but also has to do with his “type of diplomacy”. The ambassador is known for sometimes sharp statements. He once described Chancellor Olaf Scholz as an “offended liverwurst”.
