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Ambassador Melnyk in Berlin
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The Ukrainian ambassador to Germany, Andriy Melnyk, is apparently nearing the end of his time in Berlin.
As "Bild" and "Süddeutsche Zeitung" report, the Ukrainian government is planning Melnyk's return to Kyiv.
There he is to change to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, it is said.
Melnyk became known for his warnings and appeals to the German government to provide Ukraine with more arms, among other things, after the invasion.
Bandera testimony controversy
However, he had repeatedly triggered controversy with his statements.
Most recently, the top diplomat had defended the nationalist leader Stepan Bandera and denied that Bandera was a mass murderer of Jews and Poles.
Bandera is considered by many internationally to be a Nazi collaborator, and his role is controversial.
Melnyk's statements had caused resentment in Poland, for example - after all, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry distanced itself from its own ambassador.
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