KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy mentioned Wednesday (Sep 3) his authorities wanted “new power” throughout a major reshuffle that noticed International Minister Dmytro Kuleba and a number of other others hand of their resignation.
The announcement got here a day after a number of different ministers and officers resigned in considered one of Kyiv’s most important authorities reshuffles since Russia invaded two and a half years in the past.
Zelenskyy had mentioned in August that he deliberate to make modifications to the cupboard, however the scale of the reshuffle has shocked some observers.
“We want new power,” mentioned Zelenskyy, when requested concerning the reshuffle and Kuleba’s future. “And these steps are associated to strengthening our state in varied areas.”
He thanked these stepping down for his or her work, throughout a joint press convention with Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris in Kyiv.
“A few of them have been our ministers for 5 years,” he identified.
