President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy refused to meet with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Kyiv because of his close ties with Russia.
Source: Ukrainian Ambassador to Germany Andriy Melnyk
The reason for this position in the Office of the Ukrainian President was Steinmeier’s close contact with Russia in recent years. In particular, as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, he kept in touch with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov. In addition, Steinmeier was a supporter of Nord Stream 2.
