Zelensky names new ambassadors during Ukraine political shake-up
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wants Deputy Prime Minister Olha Stefanishyna to be Ukraine’s new envoy to the US.
PHOTOS: REUTERS, AFP
- Zelensky appointed new ambassadors to key countries like Belgium, Canada, Japan, and South Africa to strengthen international relations.
- Deputy Prime Minister Olha Stefanishyna is set to become Ukraine's new envoy to the United States.
- Zelensky urged envoys to focus on strategies that inflict "pain" on Russia due to the ongoing war.
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KYIV – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed more than a dozen new ambassadors on July 21, during a big shake-up that has seen him replace top Cabinet officials and envoys to shore up relations with Washington and isolate Russia internationally.
The new envoys named on July 21 include ambassadors to Nato members Belgium, Canada, Estonia and Spain, as well as major donor Japan, and regional heavyweights South Africa and the United Arab Emirates.
Mr Zelensky launched a major government reshuffle last week, promoting Ms Yulia Svyrydenko, 39, who had served as economy minister and is well known in Washington, to head the Cabinet as prime minister.
Deputy Prime Minister Olha Stefanishyna is set to become Ukraine’s new envoy to the US, as Ukraine seeks to mend ties with President Donald Trump’s administration.
In remarks to the diplomatic corps released by his office, Mr Zelensky said envoys needed to support “everything that causes Russia pain for its war”.
“While the content of our relationship with America has transformed following the change in administration, the goal remains unchanged: Ukraine must withstand Russia’s strikes,” he said. REUTERS
