A former New Zealand prime minister denounced the firing, calling it “a very thin excuse” for removing a “highly respected” former foreign minister from his role.

New Zealand dismissed its High Commissioner to Britain on Thursday after he likened a U.S.-led initiative to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict appeasement and questioned President Trump's understanding of history.

President Trump has restored the bust of Churchill to the Oval Office. But do you think he really understands history?” the New Zealand diplomat asked.

The envoy, Phil Goff, questioned President Trump’s understanding of history at a public event about the war in Ukraine.

New Zealand’s envoy to the U.K. has been fired for quoting Winston Churchill and questioning whether U.S. President Donald Trump “really understands history” during an event in London on Russia’s war in Ukraine.

New Zealand’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom has lost his job over remarks he made about President Donald Trump at an event held by the international affairs think tank Chatham House in Londo

High Commissioner to the UK Phil Goff asked a question about Winston Churchill and Donald Trump at an event in London.

New Zealand will replace Phil Goff as High Commissioner to the UK following comments he made regarding US President Donald Trump.

New Zealand’s high commissioner to the UK has been fired after questioning US President Donald Trump’s grasp of history at an event in London.

New Zealand's foreign minister Winston Peters said on Thursday he had sacked the country's ambassador to the United Kingdom, after he made comments seen as critical of United States President Donald Trump.