Russia’s ambassador to Ukraine to arrive in Kiev on January 25 | Top Russian news and analysis online | ‘RIA Novosti’ newswire: “Russia’s Ambassador to Ukraine, Mikhail Zurabov, who was appointed last August but remained in Russia in protest against Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko’s anti-Russian policies, will arrive in Kiev on January 25, Russia’s charge d’affaires in Kiev said on Friday.
After the first round of the presidential elections in Ukraine, which Yushchenko lost with slightly over 5% of the vote, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered Zurabov to formally assume office in Kiev.
Earlier on Friday, Russian daily Kommersant said Moscow and Kiev could be plunged into a new diplomatic row with Ukraine’s presidential administration, which is insisting the new Russian ambassador’s credentials should not be accepted as they do not contain the name of the Ukrainian president, Viktor Yushchenko.”