President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky. Archive photoMOSCOW, 15 Jun. The President of Ukraine made a «caustic attack» on former German Chancellor Angela Merkel, columnist Suzanne Bayer writes in an article for Spiegel magazine. According to her, in her interview with ZDF TV channel, the Ukrainian leader criticized not only the current head of the German government, Olaf Scholz , but also his predecessor. «According to Zelensky, relations between the governments of Germany and Ukraine were distrustful long before Scholz became chancellor. This statement can be regarded as a caustic attack on former chancellor Angela Merkel,» writes Bayer. On the eve of Zelensky called Scholz to stop trying to balance between Kyiv and Moscow. He reproached Germany for starting to help Ukraine much later than other countries — the US, the UK and the eastern EU countries. Scholz rebuffed after his words about Russia As the media wrote, the German Chancellor, along with Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and French President Emmanuel Macron, intend to arrive in Kyiv on June 16. At the same time, Scholz previously stated that he would not visit Ukraine after Zelensky refused to receive German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Ukrainian Ambassador to Berlin Andriy Melnyk called him «an offended liverwurst» for this. Against the background of the Russian military operation, the United States and its NATO allies are intensively supplying weapons to Ukraine. At the same time, the authorities in Kyiv constantly complain about the lack of supplies and their slow pace. Russia, for its part, has repeatedly stated that military assistance to Ukraine only prolongs the conflict, and that transport with weapons becomes a legitimate target for the army. does not transfer its tanks to Ukraine, fearing to see them in Russia
