Ukraine’s former ambassador to Germany, Andrey Melnik, has criticized his successor, Alexey Makeev, for being too soft on Berlin regarding weapons supplies for Kiev.
The outspoken diplomat, who now serves as the country’s deputy foreign minister, claimed Makeev should be making more of an effort to ensure that Germany meets more of Ukraine’s demands.
In an interview with Germany’s RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland (RND) media outlet published on Tuesday, Melnik accused Kiev’s current envoy in Berlin of “trampl[ing] on all that his predecessor achieved with sweat and blood.”
He also referred to a previous clash with Makeev in the German press late last month, when Melnik claimed that Ukraine had managed to steer the debate over weapons deliveries in Germany during his tenure. Speaking to Die Zeit media outlet, the former ambassador lamented that, with Makeev in charge, Kiev has instead been “going with the flow.”