Zelenskyy dismisses Ukrainian ambassador to Latvia Anatolii Kutsevol
Anatolii Kutsevol (photo: facebook.com/anatolii.kutsevol)
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed Anatolii Kutsevol from the post of Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Ukraine to Latvia. The corresponding decree was signed by the head of state on October 7, reports the website of the Ukrainian President's Office.
"Dismiss Anatolii Kutsevol from the post of Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Ukraine to the Republic of Latvia," the decree states.
The reasons for the dismissal and the name of a potential new ambassador have not been disclosed at this time.
What is known about Kutsevol
Anatolii Kutsevol was appointed as Ukraine's ambassador to Latvia in December 2022.
Previously, he served as Deputy State Secretary of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, worked in the Presidential Administration, and was a chief specialist at the Bureau for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration. He also held the position of Deputy Director of the Government Office for European Integration.
The diplomat also served as Head of the Strategic Planning Department.
Kutsevol is married and has two daughters. In addition to Ukrainian, he speaks English, Italian, and Russian.
In July 2025, Zelenskyy dismissed Ukraine's ambassadors to South Africa, Mexico, Uzbekistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Estonia, Italy, Cyprus, South Korea, Mongolia, Sweden, Kenya, Tanzania, the UAE, and Bahrain. Subsequent decrees appointed new diplomats.
