Every visit of a foreign leader is not just a symbol of support.
Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Igor Zhovkva in an interview with the German TV channel Die Welt explained why Kyiv did not wait for the visit of German Federal President Franco- Walter Steinmeier.
“He explained that people always come to visit another country at the invitation of its leadership – otherwise it's just rude,” he said. Zhovkva.
He stressed that every visit of foreign leaders to Ukraine during the full-scale war unleashed by Russia is not just a symbol support.
“The visit should be crowned with a concrete result; in the case of the German leadership, it could be either an oil embargo, or new supplies of weapons, especially heavy, or rapid accession to the EU, or significant financial assistance, “- added Deputy Head of the President's Office.
Zhovkva said that if German leaders are ready for any or even all such results , the Ukrainian authorities will always be “happy to see a leader who can bring them.”
Note that the Federal Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz criticized Ukraine's refusal to receive Steinmeier on a visit, calling it “somewhat confusing.” At the same time, the German Chancellor did not answer whether he would come to Kyiv at the invitation of the Ukrainian authorities.
Later, the Chancellor also urged not to underestimate that Germany supplies anti-aircraft missiles and many other military goods to Ukraine.
“Taking responsibility means: Germany supplies anti-aircraft missiles and many other military goods to Ukraine. It is important and should not be underestimated: we coordinate this closely with all our allies. We do not do it alone,” Scholz tweeted on Wednesday. span>
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It will be recalled that German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier admitted that His country's policy towards Russia was a mistake . Germany failed to create a “pan-European house with Russia's participation” and include Moscow in the “common architecture of European security.”
