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Ukraine's Berlin envoy draws Israeli, Polish ire with views on WW2 nationalist

FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian Ambassador to Germany Andriy Melnyk attends a session of the lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Berlin, Germany, March 17, 2022. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner

Ukraine's outspoken ambassador to Germany, a talkshow staple who was central to the public debates that led Berlin to step up weapons deliveries to Kyiv, is facing criticism for defending World War Two Ukrainian nationalist leader Stepan Bandera in an interview.

Andriy Melnyk is easily the best known ambassador in Berlin, known for robust social media exchanges in which he condemned as appeasers politicians and intellectuals who opposed arming Ukraine for its fight against Russian invaders.

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