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Who became Ukraine's envoy to London in March 2024?
Summary
A look back at the appointment of a former military chief as ambassador, and at the Hungarian signature that cleared Sweden's NATO path.
Who would represent Ukraine in London? On 7 March 2024, the answer was announced: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine's former Chief of Staff, as ambassador to the United Kingdom.
The appointment placed a former head of the country's military in a key diplomatic post, within the framework of Ukraine–United Kingdom relations.
A parallel step on NATO enlargement
Two days earlier, on 5 March 2024, Hungarian President Tamás Sulyok had signed a bill formally authorising the Foreign Ministry to ratify Sweden's accession to NATO. The signature was part of the process of enlarging the alliance and concerned Sweden–NATO relations.
The two developments were separate, but both fell within the same few days of political and diplomatic activity in the region in early March 2024.
