Media: Kazakhstan “mildly but firmly” refused to approve the ambassador of Ukraine

The authorities of Kazakhstan refused to approve the ambassador of Ukraine. This was reported on May 22 by the Ukrainian newspaper Zerkalo Nedeli.

It is specified that the ex-head of the Luhansk military-civilian administration Sergei Gaidai was proposed for the role of ambassador to Kazakhstan. However, Astana did not like this candidate.

“The Kazakh side “softly but firmly” made it clear that it would like to see a professional diplomat in the place of the Ambassador of Ukraine to Kazakhstan”– the publication clarified.

Astana noted that Gaidai has no experience as a diplomat. He worked as the head of the Lugansk VGA, and before that he headed the administration of the Mukachevo district.

The previous Ukrainian ambassador to Kazakhstan, Petr Vrublevsky, last fall called for “killing Russians.” After that, he was fired and sent home.

Recall that on August 21, the Ambassador of Ukraine to Kazakhstan, Petro Vrublevsky, published a video calling for “killing as many Russians as possible.” After a wave of indignation, the Kazakh authorities promised to permanently close the diplomat’s way to the Foreign Ministry, adding that he had already apologized. However, in early September, Vrublevsky returned to Astana.

The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, stated that the promises regarding the “Bandera emissary” were not fulfilled and he again attends diplomatic receptions.

On the morning of October 5, Kazakh Foreign Ministry spokesman Aibek Smadiyarov said that Vrublevsky would leave the country after the appointment of a successor.

After Zakharova’s post about the return of Vrublevsky, Russian Ambassador Alexei Borodavkin was summoned to the Kazakh Foreign Ministry for a “serious and tough” conversation.