19 Oct 2022 11:06

Vrublevsky relieved of duties as Ukraine's ambassador to Kazakhstan

ASTANA. Oct 19 (Interfax) - Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has signed a decree relieving Pyotr Vrublevsky of the post of Ukraine's ambassador to Kazakhstan.

The relevant document is available on the Ukrainian presidential website.

Earlier, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry protested against Vrublevsky's remarks made in an interview with Kazakh blogger Dias Kuzairov. In early September, Kazakh Foreign Ministry spokesman Aibek Smadiyarov said that Vrublevsky had apologized to the Kazakh Foreign Ministry for his harsh remarks about Russians.

On October 5, Smadiyarov said that Ukraine would soon present its new ambassador to Kazakhstan.