Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed his ambassador to the United States, Olga Stefanishyna, following a government reshuffle last month.

The sacking, happened, however, as Kyiv was lobbying Washington to obtain more Patriot air defence missiles to block Russian strikes.

Meanwhile, Stefanishyna, in a Facebook posted a letter asking to be relieved of her duties, saying that the decision was her own and “dictated by personal circumstances”.

She called her posting to Washington “the greatest honor” of her life.

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