Posted on 04/12/2022 2:04:10 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has rejected a request by the German president, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, to visit Kyiv along with other European politicians on Wednesday.
Steinmeier, a former foreign minister and erstwhile ally of the ex-chancellor Gerhard Schröder, is on a state visit in Poland, where he is discussing the implications of the Russian war in Ukraine with his Polish counterpart, Andrzej Duda.
According a report in the German newspaper Bild, Steinmeier had planned to travel to Kyiv with the presidents of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland on Wednesday. However, his request for a meeting was rejected by Zelenskiy, with Bild citing the reason as the German Social Democrat’s previously close ties to the Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, and his history as an advocate of close Russian-German economic ties.
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Interesting.
Germany is the big dog of Europe. Snubbing them isn’t a very good move.
Zelenskiy strikes me as a prima donna
Well, little Zelensky is “feeling his oats”.
Someone is pulling his strings.
Nordstream2 bypasses those fees.
And we know Germany and the EU can't get enough to replace what Russia delivers.
Zelensky is a “Face”,
Putin is a “Heel”.
j-just two more weeks!
So Zelinskyy is flipping the finger to the German president, while Germany is giving them all kinds of weapons... gratis.
Class act this actor.
Zelensky Says He’s ‘No Longer Interested’ In NATO’s Diplomacy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has not let up on his criticism of NATO and told 60 Minutes in an interview that aired Sunday that he is “no longer interested” in the military alliance’s diplomacy.
“When you’re working in diplomacy, there are no results. All of this is very bureaucratic,” Zelensky said when asked about recent harsh comments about NATO. “That’s why the way I am talking to them is absolutely justified. I don’t have any more lives to give. I don’t have any more emotions. I’m no longer interested in their diplomacy that leads to the destruction of my country.”
Since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, Zelensky has been pleading with the US and NATO to enforce a no-fly zone over Ukraine, which would mean the Western powers entering a direct conflict with Russia. For not going to war with Russia, Zelensky has slammed NATO as being “weak” and “afraid” of Moscow.
Discussing negotiations with Russia, Zelensky said he would never recognize Crimea as Russian territory even though the peninsula has been under Russian control since 2014. As part of a potential peace deal, Moscow also wants Kyiv to recognize the independence of the breakaway Donbas republics of Donestk and Luhansk.
When asked if he was willing to give up any Ukrainian territory for peace, Zelensky said, “Overall we are not ready to give away our country. I think we have already given up a lot of [lives]. So, we need to stand firm for as long as we can. But this is life. Different things happen.”
“We understand one of their provisions that is always talked about is to recognize Crimea as Russian territory. I will definitely not recognize that,” he added.
The Ukrainian leader said that his country hadn’t been willing to cede territory from the beginning. “Had we been willing to give up our territory, there would have been no war,” Zelensky said.
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/zelensky-says-hes-no-longer-interested-natos-diplomacy
Tough talk for someone always begging for help, in between insulting everyone.
And President of Germany is not the same as Chancellor. He is “head of state” somewhat akin to an elected monarch. In a general sense he is not supposed to be a political animal and is usually fairly well respected.
Z isn’t too bright.
Foreign relations:
The German president represents Germany in the world (Art. 59 Basic Law), undertakes foreign visits and receives foreign dignitaries. They also conclude treaties with foreign nations (which do not come into effect until affirmed by the Bundestag), accredit German diplomats and receive the letters of accreditation of foreign diplomats.
Z is screwing up.
A real bonehead move, if true.
“… Tough talk for someone always begging for help, in between insulting everyone.”
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Well, he’s making provision for his future. There’s good money to be made shaking down Billionaires.
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