Six Ukrainian cabinet ministers have resigned from their portfolios amid a major government reshuffle, meaning many senior positions are at stake.
Six ministers of the Ukrainian cabinet, including Dmytro Kulebaoutgoing Foreign Minister, have resigned from their positions in recent days, sending letters to Parliament offering scant explanations for their decisions.
Although there is no official message on the reasons for the remodeling, which is rumored to be structural, the Ukrainian President, Volodímir Zelenskideclared on Wednesday that his Government needed “new energies” in several areas. “These steps are related to the strengthening of our State in different areas,” he declared at a press conference.
It is the largest government remodeling since Russia began its full-scale invasion in 2022. The change in kyiv comes as Ukraine struggles to defend the raid on Russia which he launched almost a month ago, trying to contain the advance of enemy troops in the east.
David Arakhamia, who leads the Servants of the People parliamentary faction, said a handful of names had been finalized as part of the movement. Among the most significant departures is that of Kuleba, who at the moment is suspected could be replaced by Andrii Sybihathe current vice minister of Foreign Affairs.
The Deputy Prime Minister of European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, Olha Stefanishynawill take over the Justice portfolio, although she will maintain her powers in European Integration, while in her previous position she will be replaced by the former Minister of Justice, Denis Maliuska.
Outgoing Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Reintegration, Irina Vereshchuk, will become deputy chief of staff of the president. At the same time, Oleksandr Kamyshin will change the position of Minister of Strategic Industries to that of presidential advisor.
Herman SmetaninGeneral Director of the arms company ‘Ukroboronprom’, one of the main actors in the defense industry Ukrainian, will take over the Ministry of Strategic Industries.
Ruslan Strilets’ Ecology and Environment portfolio will soon be directed by the former Deputy Minister of Energy Svitlana Grynchuk. Matviy Bidnyi will finally assume the Sports portfolio, and Natalia Kalmykova She will be the Minister of War Veterans Affairs.
The Verkhovna Rada, the Ukrainian Parliament, will confirm the new charges in a voting which will take place on Thursday.
