“The categorical unacceptability of the statements of the commander of the German Navy, Kai-Achim Schönbach, was noted, in particular, that Crimea will never return to Ukraine and that our state cannot meet the criteria for NATO membership,” the agency said in a statement.
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry also expressed disappointment with the position of the German authorities on the failure to provide weapons to Kiev.
Kiev hopes for a further more proactive position of Germany in support of Ukraine and issues of strengthening the country's defense capability in the face of the "Russian threat".
Earlier, the head of the German Navy, Vice Admiral Kai-Achim Schönbach, said that Crimea would never again become part of Ukraine.
In addition, Germany blocked the transfer of its own artillery to Ukraine by the Estonian authorities.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly stressed that the issue of Crimea is closed for Russia, and the referendum on the peninsula was held in strict accordance with international law.
Crimea became a Russian region after a referendum held there in March 2014 - the majority of residents voted for reunification with Russia.