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Oksana Markarova (Photo: HB)
Bankova decided to replace Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States, a source from the Office of the President told ZN.UA, and then an interlocutor from the Foreign Ministry confirmed it.
According to the newspaper, Vladimir Yelchenko, who had been ambassador to the United States for less than a year, was replaced by former Finance Minister Oksana Markarova.
«The idea was presented by Andrey Ermak. It is necessary to solve the problem with the IMF. I have no more money. And Markarova is in a good position there ”, shared the reasons for such a decision in the OPU.
A source from the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry expressed skepticism about this decision: “A ‘classic’ returns to Washington after Biden’s victory, and Markarova is not a classic diplomat. The IMF is a very important factor, but the US leadership is much broader, more systematic and requires more practice and diplomatic perspective. “
Vladimir Yelchenko officially became Ukraine’s new ambassador to the United States in January 2020.
Oksana Markarova headed the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine since June 2018; was named interim. department head after the Rada removed Finance Minister Alexander Danilyuk. Markarova was its first deputy. On November 22, 2018, the Rada appointed her Minister of Finance.
On March 4, 2020, the Verkhovna Rada removed Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk and consequently the entire government. As head of the Ministry of Finance, Markarova was replaced first by Igor Umansky and then Sergei Marchenko.
