Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Oksana Markarova flew to Washington to start work as part of the Ukrainian diplomatic mission.

"For the first time since 1999 I am going to board an airplane with one way ticket. From today 24/7 in the ranks of the diplomatic team Ukraine," Markarova wrote on Facebook on Tuesday.

As reported, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree on the appointment of former Minister of Finance Markarova as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the United States on February 25.