His critics in Germany should now breathe a sigh of relief: the Ukrainian ambassador Andriy Melnyk is returning to his homeland on Saturday. But he also wants to get involved in German politics from there.
The Ukrainian ambassador Andriy Melnyk wants to interfere with comments in German politics even after his return to Kyiv. Although he does not want to get in the way of his successor and also does not want to be a substitute ambassador, Melnyk said before his departure, which was planned for Saturday.
"But I can't promise I'll shut up." It could be that he "makes one or the other - even sharp - comment when I see that something is going wrong in Germany when it comes to supporting my homeland". Since the beginning of the Ukraine war in February, Melnyk's criticism of the German government's hesitant attitude in the Ukraine war has been known nationwide and repeatedly provoked outrage.
Melnyk is leaving Germany on Saturday after almost eight years as ambassador. In Kyiv he will take a new job in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He is being discussed as deputy foreign minister, but the government has not yet made a final decision on this. "That's why I'm excited myself about what's in store for me. I'll probably see President Zelenskyj on Tuesday. And hopefully he'll tell me personally where he sees me in his big team." For him, it is not the position that matters, but what he can really achieve.
