Since Ukraine is engaged in war with Russia, President Zelensky has been asking its envoys to drum up international support. The President has also been seeking military aid on various internatio0nal platforms and has been seeking support of European countries to counter Russian invasion.
New Delhi: In a major turn of event, Ukraine President Voldymyr Zelensky on Saturday sacked few ambassadors including India’s. According to the presidential website, ambassadors to India, Germany, Czech Republic, Norway and Hungary have been dismissed by the president. Though the decision to this effect was made but no reason of removal has been announced yet.
Since Ukraine is engaged in war with Russia, President Zelensky has been asking its envoys to drum up international support. The President has also been seeking military aid on various internatio0nal platforms and has been seeking support of European countries to counter Russian invasion.
As per the reports, Ukraine’s relation with Germany is also not good. It is being said Germany, which is heavily reliant on Russian energy supplies and also Europe’s biggest economy, cannot oppose Russia openly. Kyiv, however, expecting direct oppose of Russia from its close allies.
Andriy Melnyk, who was Ukraine’s ambassador in Germany was appointed by Zelensky’s predecessor on 2014. He was said to be popular and well known among politicians and diplomats in the country. He has been engaged to convince diplomats of Berlin against Russian aggression on Ukraine which has caused massive damage to the country.
According to the reports, the two capitals are currently at odds over a German-made turbine undergoing maintenance in Canada. Germany wants Ottawa to return the turbine to Russian natural gas giant Gazprom to pump gas to Europe. Kyiv has urged Canada to keep the turbine, saying that shipping it to Russia would be a violation of sanctions imposed on Moscow.
