Venislavsky said that the rationale behind his removal from the position of the presidential representative was his involvement in multiple military projects.
At the height of war, language scandals have again erupted about Russian's role in Ukraine and attitudes toward its speakers. And Moscow has used claims of discrimination as a pretext for war.
As fighting around Avdiivka continues, transportation away from the front line is ongoing for internally displaced Ukrainian residents, abandoned and orphaned animals, and Russian prisoners of war.
In Brussels, Blinken will speak about US support for Ukraine over the coming months, with Kyiv pursuing a counter-offensive at a time that much of global attention has shifted to the Middle East.
Titled The Hague, the play recounts the story of an orphaned teenager from Mariupol who imagines how Russia's top brass is brought to justice over its devastating war in Ukraine.