Valeriy Chaly, Ukraine’s new ambassador in Washington, sees the United States as his country’s “main strategic partner” and says he wants to use that bilateral relationship “to resolve the crisis created by Russia in Eastern Europe and find the best model of security in this part of the world.”Chaly, 45, presented his White House credentials on August 3, 2015. Born and raised in Vinnytsia—a historic city southwest of Kyiv that serves as headquarters of Ukraine’s Air Force—Chaly is a close friend of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, with whom the ambassador speaks regularly.In April 2010, Chaly quit his job as deputy …read more
Source: Atlantic Council
