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Zelensky Fires US Ambassador Stefanishyna Amid Corruption Probe

8/4/2026

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President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed Olha Stefanishyna as Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States on August 3, 2026.
Stefanishyna said she left for personal reasons, that Zelensky had not asked for her resignation, and that she notified him a month earlier.
Ukrainian media reported anti-corruption probes into her asset declaration and contracts linked to her former husband, amid a reshuffle that also replaced the prime minister and defence minister.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed Olha Stefanishyna as Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States on August 3, 2026.
Stefanishyna said she left for personal reasons, that Zelensky had not asked for her resignation, and that she notified him a month earlier.
Ukrainian media reported anti-corruption probes into her asset declaration and contracts linked to her former husband, amid a reshuffle that also replaced the prime minister and defence minister.