Whatever the disputes, Kyiv must maintain and protect its friendship with Berlin and vice versa

It’s important to distinguish the discussion with partners and the fight against the enemy and the aggressor. Numerous conscious and unconscious attempts to inflame anti-Western sentiment in Ukraine today play up only to the Russia's interests, wrote Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Prime minister of Ukraine in 2014-2015 on the day of Angela Merkel’s visit to Ukraine. 

Today, Angela Merkel visited Ukraine for the last time as the head of the German government, the noted. 

Arseniy Yatsenyuk thanked the Federal Chancellor “for all the good she has done for our countries’ relations and in support of Ukraine”.

“History will put everything in its place. Angela Merkel's role in defending our state is of fundamental historical importance,” he wrote.

At the same time he stressed that this does not mean that there have been no disputes or disagreements in his cooperation with Angela Merkel or German partners: “I have been and remain convinced that Berlin's attempts to "understand" Putin are futile, Nord Stream 2 is a strategic trap for Europe, and the implementation of all sorts of "formulas" that treat the victim and the aggressor equally in the peace process is doomed to failure”.

“But I also clearly distinguish the discussion with partners and the fight against the enemy and the aggressor. Numerous conscious and unconscious attempts to inflame anti-Western sentiment in Ukraine today play up only to the Russia's interests,” he wrote.

“Whatever the disputes, Kyiv must maintain and protect its friendship with Berlin and vice versa. Ms Merkel did her best to follow this formula. All the best that our bilateral achievements have must be taken into the future and moved forward,” Arseniy Yatsenyuk stated.