“By decree, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed the Ambassador of Ukraine to Cuba Iryna Kostyuk and the Ambassador to Senegal Yuriy Pyvovarov, who also represented Ukraine on a part-time basis in Liberia, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea and Guinea-Bissau”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Illustrative photo: Getty Images Source: decrees No. 92/2026 and No. 93/2026
Details: According to the decrees, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed Iryna Kostyuk from the post of Ambassador of Ukraine to Cuba.
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By another decree, the head of state dismissed Yuriy Pyvovarov from the post of ambassador of Ukraine to Senegal. He was also dismissed from his posts as part-time ambassador to Liberia, Côte d’Ivoire, the Republic of Guinea and Guinea-Bissau.
What preceded:
In October 2025 Minister of Foreign Affairs Andriy Sybiga announced that this year Ukraine will close its embassy in Havana, Cuba and reduce the level of diplomatic relations with it.
Sybiga explained that the decision is connected, in particular, with the position of the Cuban authorities regarding the Russian Federation’s war against Ukraine and with information about the massive involvement of Cuban citizens in the Russian army.
According to the minister, thousands of Cubans have signed contracts and are participating in hostilities on the territory of Ukraine, and he called Havana’s reluctance to stop this process complicity in aggression.