Kuleba, 'Trump's favorite soldier' Palisa among U.S. envoy candidates

Ukraine's Presidential Office is considering Dmytro Kuleba, the former foreign minister, and Pavlo Palisa, a deputy head of the Presidential Office whom Trump has called one of his 'favorite soldiers,' as candidates for ambassador to the United States. The post has been vacant since Olga Stefanishyna resigned in July amid corruption charges she's now fighting on bail.

President Zelenskyy says he already has a candidate in mind, describing the job as requiring someone who can work senators, think tanks, and television — but he hasn't named names. Rustem Umerov and Yulia Svyrydenko were both floated earlier and have since been shuffled into other jobs, suggesting the search has been more elimination than selection.

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