MOSCOW, Jan 18 Ukraine is not perceived by Germany as a «great cultural European nation» and » influential subject of politics», because of which its interests are often ignored by Berlin, the country's ambassador to Germany, Andriy Melnyk, said in an interview with Ukrinform. According to him, Ukrainian diplomats in Germany «were able to powerfully declare» themselves, as a result of which the German elite, the «journalistic beau monde» and experts «know that there is a Ukraine that has its own goals and confidently paves its way.»The Ambassador of Ukraine to Germany complained that the Germans were sending him «for a walk» The main challenge in bilateral relations, Melnyk called the fact that Berlin can «easily afford» not to take into account the interests of Kiev as a subject of international politics. “I think that this is our main shortcoming of the last 30 years: we have not yet bothered to declare ourselves as a great cultural European nation, an influential subject of history. Namely, political recognition largely depends on this,” Melnik complained. in his opinion, until the «masterpieces of Ukrainian composers» become an integral part of the repertoire of opera houses in Germany, and German schoolchildren do not study the work of Ukrainian writers and poets, all «fair political demands» of Kiev will encounter a restrained reaction. The ambassador also said that Ukraine at the moment, she is forced to conduct «military diplomacy» in Germany, while recognizing that his activity «does not always cause delight and even less often enthusiasm and positive emotions in political Berlin.» , but also often in plain text very persistently «advised» our media component of diplomacy to slow down a bit and curtail it,» admitted he was angry. Melnik had already made dubious statements more than once. Thus, he stated that Berlin should help Kiev regain control of the Crimea — according to him, this is Germany's moral duty, arising from «the eternal historical responsibility to Ukraine for Nazi tyranny.» He also said that the same «historical responsibility» obliges Berlin to seek Ukraine's accession to NATO. give weapons
