Major Reshuffling In Ukraine Cabinet As War Rages On
Amidst the Russian war, Ukraine Parliament is reportedly going to face a wide range of shake up. The latest notable figure to submit resignation was foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba, according to the parliamentary speaker, Ruslan Stefanchuk.
The reshuffle came amidst Russia’s relentless air barrage on the country, with a missile strike on Wednesday killing at least seven people in the western city of Lviv, as per the local officials, The Guardian reports. Andriy Sadovyi, the mayor of Lviv, which is usually considered a safe haven, said three of the seven dead were children.
The reshuffling, which has been expected for months, is set to be the biggest shake-up of senior officials of the country since the beginning of the war. Many Ukrainian ministers have already submitted letters of resignation, and a presidential aide was dismissed.
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It has been regarded as a political “reset” engineered by the president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and his close circle, before winter, which is expected to bring electricity shortages in the war-torned country after Russian strikes on critical infrastructure.
Zelenskyy said that the changes would be made to strengthen the government. He said: “The autumn will be extremely important for Ukraine. And our state institutions must be set up so that Ukraine achieves all the results that we need … We must strengthen some areas in the government, and personnel decisions have been prepared”, as quoted by The Guardian.
Other key ministers who are reported to have submitted resignations are Olha Stefanishyna, the deputy prime minister in charge of leading Ukraine’s push to join the European Union, and Oleksandr Kamyshin, the minister for strategic industries, who oversees arms production and development. Reportedly, some ministers who are resigning, might end up with other posts in government.
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“As promised, a major government reset can be expected this week. More than 50% of the cabinet of ministers’ staff will be changed. Tomorrow we will have a day of dismissals, and the day after that a day of appointments”, said David Arakhamia, the head of the Servant of the People party’s parliamentary faction.
