Former Ukrainian Ambassador to Germany Andriy Melnyk called the refusal scandalous and aimed to hold the exhibition.
In Berlin, two museum operators wanted to open an exhibition of destroyed military equipment, but the application was rejected by local authorities. The city leadership argued its rejection by the fact that such a proposal was unacceptable, as it allegedly concerned the interests of Germany’s foreign policy. Der Tagesspiegel writes about it.
“The destroyed Russian military equipment, which will be displayed in the very center of Berlin, should allow the people of Germany to experience the brutal war of extermination with their own eyes,” said the former Ukrainian Ambassador to Germany Andriy Melnyk in a commentary to the publication.
Melnyk added that the Ukrainians were surprised that the administrative district of Mitte, a district of Berlin, rejected this application “with absolutely far-fetched justification.” Now he is asking permission to hold the exhibition and turns to the mayor of Berlin, Francis Giffey.
“This cancellation is a real scandal! I appeal to the mayor and the district administration with a request to withdraw this amazing decision and allow the exhibition in Berlin. This means real unity in Ukraine, ” Melnyk wrote on Twitter.
This Absage is a real Scandal! Ich appelliere an die Regierende Bürgermeisterin @FranziskaGiffey und das Bezirksamt Mitte, diese merkwürdige Entscheidung zurückzunehmen and die Panzer-Ausstellung in Berlin zuzulassen. Das hieße wahre Solidarität mit der Ukraine @ennolenze https://t.co/qibyR24oNe pic.twitter.com/kQWuMYbzEi
— Andrij Melnyk (@MelnykAndrij) August 4, 2022
It was previously reported that exhibitions of Russian military equipment destroyed in Ukraine will be held in the capitals of European countries.
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