On April 2, local time, Andriy Melnyk, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and Ambassador to Brazil, said in an interview with Ukrainian New Voice Radio (radio nv) that Brazilian politicians who hold a neutral stance on The military conflict between Russia and Ukraine always avoids talking about .
Melnyk said: "I sometimes feel that the people here seem to live on another planet."
According to him, when meeting with Brazilian Foreign Ministry officials or congressmen, they will try to avoid the topic of military operations. "Because it is embarrassing, there will be no reply." "The official so-called neutral stance will make people feel embarrassed." The ambassador also shared the experience of French President Emmanuel Macron's visit to Brazil at the end of March.
According to Melnyk, the French leader hoped to persuade Brazilian President Lula da Silva to support Ukraine, but the other party replied, " Brazilians are not as nervous as the French because we are thousands of kilometers away from this war. ".
Diplomats believe that at present, Latin American countries have not fully supported Ukraine, and Western partners are not eager to help on this issue.
Melnyk also said that his job in Brazil is much more difficult than when he was Ukraine's ambassador to Germany.
From January 12, 2015 to October 14, 2022, Melnyk served as the Ambassador of Ukraine to Germany.
During this period, Melnyk repeatedly criticized Berlin's delays in weapons delivery and made a series of sensational remarks.
In May 2022, when German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier was denied a visit to Kyiv and Prime Minister Olaf Scholz refused to visit Ukraine, Melnyk said “[Scholz] acted like an angry person. Beleidigte leberwurst (beleidigte leberwurst), doesn’t sound very statesmanlike.”
Beleidigte leberwurst (angry liverwurst) is a German slang term usually used to describe someone who is easily offended and sulks over unworthy things. people.
As soon as he finished confronting the German Chancellor, Melnyk immediately began urging Germany to send heavy weapons to Ukraine.
He said: "Compared with any symbolic visit, Ukraine expects the German government to quickly implement the Bundestag's bill on the delivery of heavy weapons and fulfill the commitments made so far."
On July 5, 2022, Ukraine claimed that it would Germany recalls Melinick.
In November 2022, Melnyk was promoted to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, and in June 2023, he was appointed Ambassador to Brazil.
In April 2023, Brazilian President Lula da Silva proposed that Ukraine cede Crimea to achieve peace, and accused the United States and the European Union of causing trouble by participating in the conflict instead of spending time promoting peace negotiations.
Lula's proposal was rejected by Ukraine and criticized by Ukraine's allies.
Afterwards, Lula reiterated that he wanted to encourage all parties to engage in dialogue. Russia was wrong and the fighting should stop. He also ruled out the possibility of providing weapons to either Ukraine or Russia. (Compiled by Vincent | April 4, 2024)
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