Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has appointed the country’s former attorney general Irina Venediktova to the post of Ukraine’s ambassador to Switzerland. Kuleba talked about this in an interview with Ukrinform on Wednesday, August 3rd.

“Yes, I signed the submission (the President of Ukraine. – Ed.) for the appointment of Ms. Venediktova as Ambassador to Switzerland”, confirmed Kuleba. “It is absolutely normal when we bring outsiders into the system, but always with skills that allow them to effectively perform the functions of ambassador. I believe that Venediktova has these skills. Her work with international partners in recent months has shown that she can prove herself, “explained the Ukrainian Foreign Minister. According to him, this idea “was born in the circle of several people”.

The resignations of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine and the head of the SBU

On July 17, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed Irina Venediktova as the country’s attorney general, at the same time a decree was signed on the resignation of the head of the Security Service of Ukraine, Ivan Bakanov. Venediktova was the first woman in the country’s history to hold that position and has held the position since March 2020. Andrey Kostin has been the Attorney General of Ukraine since July 28.

Commenting on the decision to dismiss Venediktova and Bakanov, the head of state said the reason was the large number of criminal cases of high treason and collaborative activities “between prosecutors, pre-trial investigation and other law enforcement agencies”. .

“Such a series of crimes against the foundations of the national security of the state, as well as the ties that have been recorded between the officials of the law enforcement agencies of Ukraine and the special services of Russia, raise very serious questions for the relevant authorities. leaders. Each of these questions will receive an adequate answer,” Zelensky said.