Ambassador of Ukraine to Germany Andriy Melnyk. Archive photo KYIV, 6 Jan. Kiev should not expect a new position of Germany on arms supplies to the country and Nord Stream 2, but the new government will try to revive the negotiations in the «Normandy format», the Ukrainian ambassador is convinced in Germany Andrey Melnik.
& # 34; As for the supplies (weapons — ed.) From Germany, then we should not expect anything new from the new government. The same Green Party, which is part of the coalition and is our ally in many issues, takes an even more conservative approach. And I am afraid that the approaches that exist in Berlin now do not become even tougher for us & # 34; — he said in an interview with the edition & # 34; European Truth & # 34 ;.
Melnik added that one of the signals from the new chancellor, Olaf Scholz, is that “Germany will try to revive the negotiations in the Normandy format.” On other key topics, he said, including Nord Stream 2, the position of the new chancellor often coincides. and in some issues «even moves back a little from the position that was at the time of Mrs. (Angels — ed.) Merkel.» Melnik called this a «serious challenge» for Kiev. 
The head of Zelensky's office spoke with advisers to the heads of Germany and France. He also believes that Nord Stream 2 is «unlikely» to work this winter. He also does not think that due to the «cutting off of gas supplies» by Moscow, Germany can deviate from the procedures. “I have a feeling that Europe will not agree. But we still have another challenge — the return of the Nord Stream 2 theme to the political plane … The Green Party from the first days opposed Nord Stream 2, considering it a geopolitical project unnecessary from the point of view of the economy and harmful from the point of view of the environment. The Social Democrats say: they say, the pipe has already been built, we cannot bury it at the bottom of the Baltic Sea. Now this dispute is coming to the surface — and this gives us a chance, «the ambassador said. Nord Stream 2 is undergoing approval by the German Federal Grid Agency. This process was previously suspended due to the fact that the regulator considered it necessary for the operator of the Nord Stream 2 AG pipeline to create a subsidiary in Germany and submit a new application for certification as an operator already on its behalf — this is necessary under European law. Then the European Commission will express its opinion on the final decision of the regulator. As a result, the certification is expected to be completed in the second half of the year.