Brazil is an important player in the BRICS group of southern hemisphere states.
President Zelensky has not hesitated to appoint an outspoken diplomatic champion of Ukraine's interests to represent his country in this key Latin American state.
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Previously Melnyk was ambassador in Germany.
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