The Israeli embassy in Berlin criticized Ukrainian Ambassador Andrii Melnyk’s statement regarding historical issues. This was reported on the embassy’s Twitter account,
KYIV. UkraineGate. 2. July . 2022 | Political News.
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The Israeli embassy in Berlin called the Ukrainian ambassador’s statement a “distortion of historical facts” and “trivialization of the Holocaust.” “The ambassador’s statements not only undermine the values that we all cherish and believe in, but also undermine the courageous struggle of the Ukrainian people to live according to democratic values and in peace,” the Israeli embassy said .
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In an interview with a German journalist, Ambassador Melnyk said: “There is no evidence that the people of Bandera killed hundreds of thousands of Jews. This is the narrative that the Russians are still pushing, and it finds support in Germany, Poland and Israel.”
Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau has already called his Ukrainian colleague Dmytro Kuleba and expressed his displeasure with Melnyk’s statements.
The Ukrainian embassy has already commented on the situation.
“The words of the Ambassador of Ukraine to Germany Andrii Melnyk, expressed in an interview with a German journalist, are his personal opinion and do not reflect the position of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine,” said the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Oleg Nikolenko.
Source: Ukrgate
