Zelenskyy to replace Ukraine’s envoy to US in diplomatic shuffle
by Luke Harding in Kyiv from on (#6YHFK)
Oksana Markarova will be recalled from Washington in move designed to strengthen ties with Trump team
Volodymyr Zelenskyy is replacing Ukraine's ambassador to the US, who has been heavily criticised by leading Republicans, as part a diplomatic reshuffle designed to strengthen ties with the Trump administration.
Ukraine's foreign minister, Andrii Sybiha, confirmed on Wednesday that Oksana Markarova will be recalled from Washington after four years in the job. He described her as extremely effective, charismatic and one of our most successful ambassadors".
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