The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, has dismissed the deputy head of the presidential office, Rostislav Shurma, Reuters reports. The relevant presidential decree was published on the website of the presidency, cited by BTA.
Zelensky stated that changes in the government are needed to ensure the strengthening of the country in the key period before autumn.
„Our state institutions must be structured so that Ukraine can achieve all the necessary results,” he said in his daily evening video address. The president emphasized that changes are coming both in the government and in the presidential office, with the aim of strengthening key areas.
Earlier today, Verkhovna Rada deputy Yaroslav Zheleznyak announced rotations in the government and the presidential office.
Later, the Speaker of the Parliament Ruslan Stefanchuk announced that the head of the Ministry of Strategic Industry Oleksandr Kamishin, the Minister of Justice Denis Malyushka, the Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources Ruslan Strilets and the Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic integration Olga Stefanishina have resigned.
Vitalii Koval, head of the State Property Fund, has also resigned.
These changes are part of the Ukrainian president's efforts to reform and strengthen the government, in the context of the country's strategic goals for the coming months.