Zelensky dismisses Ukrainian ambassador to US – World– tass.com

“To dismiss Stefanishina Olga Vitalyevna from her position as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the United States of America,” Zelensky’s decree reads.

Stefanishina served as Ukrainian ambassador to the United States since August 27, 2025. A new ambassador has not yet been appointed.

Shortly after Zelensky’s decree was posted on his website, Stefanishina said the decision was her own. “Today, I decided to step down as Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States. This is my own decision stemming from personal circumstances that were mentioned earlier,” she wrote on Facebook (Facebook is banned in Russia due to its ownership by Meta, which has been designated as extremist).

She posted a photo of her letter of resignation where she also cited “personal circumstances” as the reason for her leaving the post. At the same time, she promised to provide comments on the probe against her in the near future. “As for the issues going around about me in the mass media, I will comment on them specially and publicly soon,” she added.

Reports on Stefanishina’s voluntary resignation appeared in Ukrainian media back on July 13. According to Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament) member Alexey Goncharenko (designated as a terrorist and extremist in Russia), Stefanishina has already returned to Kiev and may be charged by Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU). The RBC-Ukraine agency also mentioned NABU’s probe against Stefanishina as a possible reason for the government reshuffle initiated by Zelensky.