Zelenskyj fired ambassador after interview – Latest news – news

22 July 2023 at 05:40 Zelenskyi fired ambassador after interview Ukraine’s ambassador to Great Britain was fired by President Volodymyr Zelenskyi on Friday. It happened after ambassador Vadym Prystajko had criticized Zelenskyj in an interview on Sky News. The occasion was a remark by British Defense Minister Ben Wallace who believed that Ukraine should be more grateful for Western aid. When asked about this, Zelenskyy replied that he did not understand how he could be even more grateful. “Maybe Wallace could write to me and explain,” he said, according to CNN. In the interview, the ambassador said that Zelenskyi’s reaction was an expression of “unhealthy” sarcasm. On the Ukrainian president’s website, the dismissal is confirmed, but no reason is given.



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