The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, has removed Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, Vadim Pristaiko, from office, according to a decree published this Friday.
The decree, published on the website of the Ukrainian presidency, does not specify the reasons that led to this decision, but according to AFP, Vadim Pristaiko had recently criticized Volodymyr Zelensky and complained about the Ukrainian leader’s “sarcasm” in relation to the British minister. of Defense, Ben Wallace.
At the NATO summit, which took place in Lithuania last week in Vilnius, Ben Wallace caused some surprise by stating that Ukraine should show more gratitude for Western military support, saying that international allies “are not Amazon”.
as a reaction, Zelensky – who has pushed for more arms to be delivered to Kiev – said at the time that he had not understood Ben Wallace’s criticism, stating that the country has “always been grateful to the UK”.
Ukrainian ambassador in London sacked by Zelensky. Vadym Prystaiko recently told Sky News: “President Zelensky says ‘every morning we wake up and call Ben Wallace to thank him’ – I don’t think that kind of sarcasm is healthy”.
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Ukraine’s culture minister had already submitted his resignation on Thursday over differences of opinion with the president.
Source: DN
