President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky. File photoMOSCOW, July 9Vladimir Zelensky explained the rotation of the dismissal of Ukrainian ambassadors in a number of countries, including Germany, and said that this is a normal part of diplomatic practice. «Today I signed decrees on the dismissal of several ambassadors Ukraine. This rotation is a normal part of diplomatic practice. New representatives of Ukraine will be appointed to the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Norway and India. Candidates are being prepared by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,» a statement published on the website of Zelensky's office said. dismissed the ambassadors of Ukraine in Germany, Hungary, Norway, the Czech Republic and India. In addition, the Ukrainian ambassador to India has also been relieved of his concurrent posts as Ukraine's ambassador to the Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Ukraine's ambassador to Germany, fired on Saturday, Andriy Melnyk, was previously criticized in connection with statements about Ukrainian nationalist leader Stepan Bandera. In an interview with a journalist from Germany, where the glorification of Nazism is prohibited by law, Melnik called Nazi accomplice Stepan Bandera a «freedom fighter.» The German Foreign Ministry took note of Melnyk's statements about Bandera, but considers them as a personal statement, and not the position of the government of Ukraine, as Christian Wagner, a spokesman for the department, told reporters. jpg» />The Germans attacked Ambassador Melnik after making excuses for his words about the Nazis
