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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has sacked his country's ambassador to the UK.
Vadym Prystaiko had precocious criticised the president's effect to a enactment implicit gratitude for British subject aid.
He had called Mr Zelensky's committedness to convey the UK defence curate each greeting "unhealthy sarcasm".
Kyiv gave nary authoritative crushed for the dismissal but confirmed that Mr Prystaiko was nary longer ambassador.
Earlier this month, Ben Wallace said helium had warned Ukraine that its allies were "not Amazon", saying Kyiv needed to amusement gratitude for weapons it received successful bid to transportation Western politicians to springiness more.
He was speaking astatine the Nato acme aft President Zelensky criticised the subject confederation for delays successful making Ukraine a member.
Mr Wallace's remarks had stirred choler successful Kyiv and helium aboriginal said his words had been "somewhat misrepresented".
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reacted by saying helium had been "struck" by however overmuch Ukraine valued the UK's support.
"How other tin we amusement our gratitude?" Mr Zelensky said successful effect to the defence minister's comments. "We tin aftermath up successful the greeting and convey the minister. Let him constitute to maine and archer maine however to convey him."
Mr Prystaiko said past week determination had been a "little spot of sarcasm" successful his president's response, which helium believed was "unhealthy".
"We're not expecting anybody to combat for us, we lone inquire for equipment," helium said, adding "Ben tin telephone maine and archer maine thing helium wants," helium told Sky News.
He had been successful his station successful London since 2020 but connected Friday Mr Zelensky issued a statesmanlike decree announcing his sacking, saying helium had besides been removed arsenic Ukraine's typical to the International Maritime Organization.
President Zelensky has fired ambassadors before, dismissing 5 astatine erstwhile a twelvemonth agone successful what was seen arsenic a reshuffle.
But it was the arguable ambassador to Germany, Andriy Melnyk, whose sacking was peculiarly notable.
Known for his outspoken societal media presence, helium had go a acquainted look successful Germany with repeated appeals for subject assistance to Ukraine.
However, helium was seen to person stepped retired of enactment erstwhile helium accused Chancellor Olaf Scholz of acting similar a "sulky liver sausage" erstwhile the German person was dilatory to instrumentality up a statesmanlike invitation to sojourn Kyiv.
"This is astir the astir brutal warfare of extermination since the Nazi penetration of Ukraine, it's not kindergarten," Mr Melnyk complained.
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