Friday, July 21, 2023

Zelensky Sacks UK Ambassador after Row over 'Gratitude'

THE TELEGRAPH: Vadym Prystaiko criticised the Ukrainian president over his 'sarcasm' in repsonse to Ben Wallace suggesting Kyiv should show more gratitude

President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed Vadym Prystaiko as Ukraine’s ambassador to Britain on Friday, days after the envoy publicly criticised the president.

A presidential order, which said Prystaiko had also been removed as Ukraine’s representative to the International Maritime Organization, gave no reason for the dismissal. » | Telegraph’s Foreign Staff | Friday, July 21, 2023