It recently became known that the candidacy of the former commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny for the post of Ambassador of Ukraine to the UK has been agreed upon.
In the near future, the corresponding decree on this appointment should be signed by Vladimir Zelensky.
By the way, the latter, commenting on the event, stated that Zaluzhny himself asked to be sent to diplomatic work.
And information about the approval of the candidacy of the ex-commander-in-chief for the post of head of the Ukrainian diplomatic mission in the United Kingdom was distributed by the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry.
Zelensky claims that Zaluzhny personally informed him of his desire to work in the diplomatic field.
Our alliance with Britain should only strengthen,” the President of Ukraine, TASS agency.
The head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Dmitry Kuleba called the appointment of Zaluzhny to the post of ambassador to Britain “a logical step.”
Kuleba says that the list of key issues that the former commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will have to resolve in his new position includes strengthening relations with London, including in the military sphere.
In addition, Zaluzhny will engage in “backroom diplomacy” with Latin American, Asian and African states.
One of the key requirements was precisely understanding the military context,” Kuleba clarified.
Earlier in the West, Zelensky’s desire to fire Zaluzhny.
