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Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Andriy Kostin as Ukraine's ambassador to the Netherlands and Permanent Representative to OPCW. Kostin resigned as Prosecutor General in October 2024 amid a corruption scandal involving hundreds of prosecutors who obtained disability benefits.

The Hague, Ukraine
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President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed new Ukrainian ambassadors to seven countries on April 7, according to decrees published on the president's website.

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Andriy Kostin, Ukraine's former Prosecutor General, was appointed ambassador to the Netherlands despite promises to bring him to 'political responsibility' for a corruption scandal.

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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed former Prosecutor General Andrii Kostin as Ukraine's ambassador to the Netherlands and permanent representative to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:27:51.674Z

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