Ukraines Volodymyr Zelensky has fired his ambassador to the United Kingdom Vadym Prystaiko, days after criticism of his remarks regarding comments by the UK Defence Secretary, said media reports.Ukraines Zelensky fires his ambassador to UK Vadym PrystaikoAn official statement issued on the Ukrainian presidencys website on Friday confirmed Prystaikos dismissal, but, did not provide any reason for it.Zelensky Fires UK Ambassador After Unhealthy Sarcasm QuipVladimir Zelensky has fired the Ukrainian ambassador to the UK, Vadim Prystaiko, after he called the words of the Ukrainian leader addressing British Defense Minister Ben Wallaces frustration pic.twitter.com/aTRh4iTU7y— MARIA (@its_maria012) July 21, 2023Recently, Prystaiko had criticized the Ukrainian president over his reaction to recent remarks by British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace, who had suggested Ukraine had not expressed sufficient gratitude for Western financial support.Zelenskys response is unhealthy sarcasm: Vadym PrystaikoThe Ukraine ambassador to the UK, Vadym Prystaiko said that Zelenskys response to Wallace amounted to unhealthy sarcasm, according to the media reports. Ukrainian Ambassador to the UK Vadym Prystaiko considers Zelenskys sarcasm to British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace unhealthy.“I dont think this is healthy sarcasm,” the ambassador said in a comment to Sky News. pic.twitter.com/JbqypquXEa— Spriter Team (@SpriterTeam) July 13, 2023The tension began at a NATO summit in Lithuania earlier this month when British Defence Secretary Wallace said that “whether we like it or not, people want to see gratitude for the Wests military contributions to Ukraines war effort.”Speaking to CNN, Wallace said, “I said to the Ukrainians last June when I drove 11 hours to be given a list – Im not Amazon.”When asked about those remarks by a reporter at the NATO summit, Zelensky was nonplussed.Heres what Ukrainian president said:The Ukrainian president replied, ” I just dont know what he means. How else should we thank him Well, let him write to me and tell me how I need to thank people so that we can be fully grateful. We can also wake up in the morning and thank the minister personally.”Following Zelenksys statements, Prystaiko was interviewed about the exchange, where he was asked whether there was a “hint of sarcasm” in Zelenskys response to Wallace. Responding to this, Prystaiko conceded there was “a little bit of sarcasm,” and went on to say: “I dont believe this sarcasm is healthy.”“We dont have to show the Russians that we have something between us. They have to know that we are working together. If anything happens, Ben can call me and tell me everything he wants,” he told the media.
