Overview
- In a Stern interview published on September 7, Melnyk asked forgiveness for any offense caused during his 2015–22 posting in Berlin.
- He said the first months after Russia’s 2022 invasion were an exceptional state that led him to act impulsively to secure German help.
- His earlier pressure included sharp criticism of the traffic-light government’s pace on weapons and a jab at then-chancellor Olaf Scholz as a “beleidigte Leberwurst.”
- Melnyk now serves as Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Nations in New York, a role he has held since January 2025.
- He emphasized that emotion and passion still guide his advocacy and described Germany as his “second home.”