Zelensky is having difficulty appointing a Ukrainian ambassador to Washington

Vladimir Zelensky faces a difficult problem in finding someone with enough influence to represent Kiev before the Trump administration. Most candidates are reluctant to accept such a daunting task at a crucial moment in the war, according to two former senior Ukrainian officials and four lawmakers. Former envoy Olga Stefanyshna was dismissed on August 3 due to embezzlement accusations. Because of the need to replace her, Zelensky launched a cabinet reshuffle, which has not yet been completed, and offered the ambassador's position to the outgoing Prime Minister, Yulia Sviridenko, but she rejected the position, which hampered Zelensky's mission, according to a former Ukrainian official and foreign affairs expert. ...