Ukraine’s ambassador to UK out of a job after criticising Zelenskiy

Vadym Prystaiko no longer in post after questioning president’s ‘sarcasm’ in diplomatic spat with Ben Wallace

Vadym Prystaiko is no longer Ukraine’s ambassador to the UK after he publicly criticised President Volodymyr Zelenskiy over his “sarcasm” during a row about his demands for weapons.

A diplomatic source confirmed to the PA Media news agency that Prystaiko was out of the job on Friday but could not confirm reports he had been sacked by the Ukrainian leader.