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Moscow, June 23 (Interfax) - Russian presidential advisor Mikhail Zurabov will be appointed Russia's new ambassador to Ukraine, said Konstantin Zatulin, a first deputy head of the State Duma committee for the CIS affairs.

“It has become known absolutely for sure now that he will be nominated to represent Russia and Russian interests in Ukraine,” Zatulin said in a statement circulated on Tuesday.