This week there was wave of resignations in the Ukrainian government. On Wednesday, the Ukrainian parliament approved the resignation Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Olha Stefaniszina and three ministers: Justice Denys Maluska, Environmental Protection and Natural Resources Ruslan Strilts, and Strategic Industries Oleksandr Kamyshin.
Dmytro Kuleba resigns. The Ukrainian parliament has decided
That same morning we found out that he resigned from his position Dmytro Kułebahead of Kiev's foreign ministry. His resignation However, it was not put to a vote at that time.
Supreme Council Ukrainy she didn't agree while the Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories Iryna Vereshchuk and the head of the State Property Fund of Ukraine Vitaliy Koval resigned.
On Thursday, AFP reported that The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine accepted the resignation of Kuleba.
A wave of resignations in the Ukrainian government. Volodymyr Zelensky: We need new energy
The president commented on the wave of resignations Volodymyr Zelensky– I have already talked about changes in our government and many ministries – he said during Wednesday's conference with the Prime Minister Ireland Simona Harrisa.
As he assured, he is “very grateful to the ministers and the entire team of the Council of Ministers who have worked for Ukraine and its citizens for four and a half years, and some even for five years.” – Today, however, we need new energy. These steps are related to strengthening the position of our country in various areas, he stressed.
Zelensky noted that “international politics and diplomacy are no exception”. He added that he is currently unable to predict “what exactly this or that minister will do”. – The answers will appear when they are offered specific positions. At the moment it is too early to talk about it – he said.
As AFP reminds, 43-year-old Kuleba was the youngest ever Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. He was appointed to the position of head of diplomacy by Volodymyr Zelensky in 2020. Kuleba is the son of the ambassador and – according to the French agency – is “one of the most talented speakers on the Ukrainian political scene“. After the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Kuleba also became known in the West, where he repeatedly sought, among other things, weapons for Kiev.