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Washington will give Ukraine's next ambassador little time to learn

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Washington will give Ukraine's next ambassador little time to learn

The Kyiv Independent · Aug 27, 2026, 7:37 PM UTC

"Most of Washington does not expect Ukraine to be perfect, but in this political climate, every mistake Ukraine makes is amplified," writes Myroslava Gongadze, a foreign policy and security expert, in this op-ed. "Sometimes an ambassador who can say, 'We made a mistake. Here is what happened, and here is how we are correcting it,' can do more for Ukraine than someone who reflexively defends every government decision.