Ukrainian Ambassador to Germany Andriy Melnik believes that Ukraine's accession to the North Atlantic Alliance can take place as quickly as in the case of Sweden and Finland. First of all, the admission of Ukraine to NATO will stop Russian President Vladimir Putin from intending to use nuclear weapons, the diplomat said in an interview with the German media group Funke.

“If Ukraine were in the Alliance, the risk of nuclear war would be less. Then Putin would know that if Ukraine is attacked with a nuclear weapon, he should expect nuclear retaliation.. That would have stopped him,” Melnik said..

As for the membership of Ukraine in the European Union, according to Melnyk, it is possible in the next ten years..

“Our main goal now is to become a candidate. Then you can start the negotiation process.. This is an important political decision,” Melnik said, calling on the German government to “play a vital role in this historic process.”.

Answering a question about recent harsh remarks about German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the ambassador stressed that he did not mean to offend anyone, but “sometimes there is no other way out than to be rhetorically offensive and even provocative”.

Melnik noted that he was surprised that the decision to supply heavy weapons to Ukraine was repeatedly postponed..

According to him, the Germans, who received 700 thousand. Ukrainian refugees, and those who know their tragic fate.

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The Ambassador of Ukraine also called on the German government to cooperate with France to start peace talks between Russia and Ukraine..

“We assume that both Germany and France can continue to play the role of mediator here,” Melnik said, adding that Olaf Scholz and Emmanuel Macron should consider how to use the experience of recent years to end the war.

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