{"id":5805,"date":"2026-04-27T16:43:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T16:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/lu\/5805\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T16:43:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T16:43:08","slug":"zelensky-appoints-yaroslav-melnyk-as-ukraine-ambassador-to-luxembourg-ukraine-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/lu\/5805\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelensky appoints Yaroslav Melnyk as Ukraine ambassador to Luxembourg | Ukraine news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:500;font-size:18px;line-height:1.5\">A presidential decree assigns Melnyk to Luxembourg alongside his Belgium posting, a strategic move that tightens Ukraine\u2019s diplomatic reach in the EU.<\/p>\n<p>President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Yaroslav Melnyk as Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Ukraine to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.<\/p>\n<p>Decree No. 344\/2026 dated April 27 has been published on the official website of the head of state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAppoint Yaroslav Volodymyrovych Melnyk as Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Ukraine to the Kingdom of Belgium, with concurrent status as Ambassador of Ukraine to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 document<\/p>\n<p>Details of the appointment and context<\/p>\n<p>According to the document, Yaroslav Melnyk has acquired the status of Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Ukraine to the Kingdom of Belgium, with concurrent duties as ambassador to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Zelensky also appointed Melnyk as Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Ukraine to Belgium on July 21, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>This decision underscores Ukraine\u2019s desire to strengthen its diplomatic presence in Europe and bolster bilateral relations with EU countries.<\/p>\n<p>Official information confirms the appointment\u2019s official nature and is published on the president\u2019s official website.<\/p>\n<p>This is a step toward deepening Ukraine\u2019s cooperation with European Union countries and strengthening its diplomatic standing on the continent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A presidential decree assigns Melnyk to Luxembourg alongside his Belgium posting, a strategic move that tightens Ukraine\u2019s diplomatic&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5806,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[1578,5,1579,56,1580,1581,1577,1582],"class_list":{"0":"post-5805","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-luxembourg","8":"tag-belgium-accreditation","9":"tag-luxembourg","10":"tag-luxembourg-ambassador","11":"tag-news","12":"tag-ukraine-diplomacy","13":"tag-yaroslav-melnyk","14":"tag-yaroslav-melnyk-luxembourg-ambassador-ukraine-diplomacy-zelensky-decree-belgium-accreditation","15":"tag-zelensky-decree"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@lu\/116477677124748613","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5805","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5805"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5805\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5806"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5805"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5805"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}