Zelenskiy sacks Ukraine's envoy to Germany, other ambassadors


FILE PHOTO: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visits positions of Ukrainian service members, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine July 8, 2022. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS

KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Saturday dismissed several of Kyiv's senior envoys abroad including the country's outspoken ambassador to Germany, the presidential website said.

In a decree that gave no reason for the move, Zelenskiy announced the sacking of Ukraine's ambassadors to Germany, India, the Czech Republic, Norway and Hungary.

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