"It is wrong the agreement regarding Babich has been denied," he said, adding that "various diplomatic procedures of preliminary coordination" are normally performed in a "quiet mode," Joinfo.ua reports with reference to TASS agency. "The Russian side keeps pressing for the known
Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine Olena Zerkal said that Ukraine has rejected the proposed candidate for the ambassador of the Russian Federation, Joinfo.ua reports. According to her, the appointment of a new ambassador “was removed from the agenda" at the initiative of Ukraine.
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Marie L. Yovanovitch as a new Ambassador to Ukraine, while Geoffrey R. Payette was moved to Greece, that’s according to a series of tweets by a New York Times journalist David Herszenhorn, UNIAN reports. “Marie L. Yovanovitch