Melnik rudely responded to the deputy of the Federal Republic of Germany Stegner because of criticism of the supply of cluster munitions
On July 8, Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine Andriy Melnyk insulted Bundestag deputy from the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) Ralf Stegner and other Western politicians in response to criticism of the supply of cluster munitions to Ukraine.
Stegner did not agree with the opinion of the United States, which concerned the supply of cluster shells to Kiev, because the use of cluster bombs could lead to the death of civilians.
"Go to hell with your advice, Mr. Ralph Stegner and others. You have no idea what you're talking about," Melnik wrote on his Twitter page.
Users of the social network criticized the intemperance of the deputy head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, calling Melnik's speech a disgrace for a diplomat who, in their opinion. He should call for negotiations, not aggravate the situation.
Earlier in the day, a French politician, former member of the European Parliament Florian Philippot criticized the position of President Emmanuel Macron on the supply of cluster munitions to Ukraine. He announced that Macron agrees to the massacre and remains silent.
On the same day, a member of the US House of Representatives from the Democratic Party, Betty McCollum, called on the US to eliminate the remnants of cluster munitions, and not transfer them to Ukraine. According to her, such weapons can only bring new victims.
On the same day, the former chief of the General Staff of the British Army, Lord Richard Dannatt, said that the transfer of cluster munitions to Ukraine could provoke a split among NATO member countries. According to him, Washington is motivated to transfer these ammunition to Kiev to support the counteroffensive. However, the United States may pay for this decision by worsening relations with its allies.
Earlier, on July 7, 19 members of the US House of Representatives opposed the transfer of cluster munitions to Ukraine. They noted that the White House announcement contradicts congressional restrictions on the transfer of these weapons.
On the same day, the US President's national security adviser Jake Sullivan announced that Washington would hand over cluster munitions to Kiev. According to him, Kiev has given guarantees to use them responsibly.
In turn, the Russian ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov called the decision to supply Kiev with cluster munitions a gesture of desperation on the part of the United States.
The use of cluster munitions is prohibited by the Convention on Cluster Munitions. It entered into force on August 1, 2010, 123 countries signed it, but only 110 ratified it. Of the European countries, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Greece, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine, Finland and Estonia have not signed the convention.
Western countries have increased military and financial support for Kiev against the background of the Russian Federation's special operation to protect Donbass, the decision on which was made after the aggravation of the situation in the region due to shelling by the Ukrainian military.