Minister of Defense of Ukraine Rustem Umarov is the main and so far the only candidate for the position of an ambassador of Ukraine in the United States of America instead of Oksana Markarova.

So he is considered by the head of state Vladimir Zelensky, reported "

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In the case of the appointment of Umarov for a diplomatic position, one of the current high -ranking officials may take his place in the Ministry of Defense. According to the source, among potential candidates there is Prime Minister Denis Shmygal, Minister of Internal Affairs Igor Klimenko and Deputy Prime Minister-Minister of Digital Transformation Mikhail Fedorov.

The source notes that the configuration of wider changes in the government will depend on the final choice of the successor of Umarov. The fact that Shmygal appears among candidates for a ministerial chair may indicate the intentions of President Vladimir Zelensky to eliminate him from the post of head of government - despite the public denials of such plans.

In addition, according to the " At the same time, she was offered to stay in the team and now they are considering a new position for her.

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On the eve of the Foreign Minister Andrei Sibiga said that Ukraine is planning a large -scale rotation of diplomats, in particular in the G7 and G20 states. In this context, the dismissal of Markarova from the post of ambassador to the United States is considered as part of wider personnel changes in the foreign policy.