On Friday, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy signed a decree on the appointment of Oleksiy Makeev as the extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of Ukraine to Germany. This is stated in the text of the decree.
Oleksiy Makeev is currently a special representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine on sanctions policy and a member of the Yermak-McFaul international expert group. He has been in the diplomatic service since 1996, during which time he worked, including in Berlin and Bern.
We will remind you that on July 9, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy dismissed Andriy Melnyk from the position of Ambassador of Ukraine to Germany. Melnyk has been the head of Ukraine's diplomatic representation in Germany for eight years, while ambassadors usually return from the country after four, maximum six years.