The Ukrainian President's decision follows Prystaiko's criticism of Zelenskyy's response to a row over British military aid.
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00:00 Ukraine's President's Office announced the dismissal of Vadim Prostyko as ambassador
00:06 to the UK.
00:11 No reasons were given in the official announcement, but the decision follows a dispute between
00:16 Vladimir Zelensky and the UK's Defence Minister Ben Wallace.
00:21 Prostyko criticised a sarcastic response from Zelensky after suggestions from Wallace that
00:26 Ukraine should show more gratitude for arms deliveries from its allies.
00:31 Wallace compared Ukraine's demands to a shopping list.
00:33 "We're not Amazon," he said, demanding more appreciation from partners.
00:37 Zelensky responded with his own cynicism and asked how Ukrainians should show their gratitude.
00:44 Prostyko is a career diplomat who has served as ambassador to the United Kingdom since
00:49 July 2020.
00:50 He was previously Ukraine's foreign minister in 2019.
00:57 [Whoosh]