A planned trip to Kiev by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier failed because he is obviously not welcome there. “I was ready for that. But apparently – and I have to admit this – that was not wanted in Kiev,” Steinmeier said today during a visit to Warsaw.
In recent days, Polish President Andrzej Duda had suggested that they travel to the Ukrainian capital along with the heads of state of the Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, “to send and establish a strong signal of common European solidarity with Ukraine.” . This is no longer the case.
“Bitter Record”
First, the newspaper “Bild” reported that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj had refused a visit by Steinmeier to Kiev. In his previous offices, Steinmeier pursued pro-Russian policies and also supported the controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline project. wrong about Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The Ukrainian ambassador in Berlin, Andriy Melnyk, had previously strongly criticized Steinmeier and accused him of having “made a web of contacts with Russia for decades”. He was mainly referring to Steinmeier’s previous activities as Foreign Minister and Chancellery of Germany.