Dmitry Kuleba has reportedly joined four former cabinet ministers who have already been dismissed by Vladimir Zelensky
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba tendered his resignation to the national parliament on Wednesday, according to Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk, amid an ongoing purge by Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky.
Four other cabinet members; Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Olga Stefanishina, Minister for Strategic Industries Aleksandr Kamyshin, Minister of Justice Denis Maliuski, and Minister of Environmental Protection Ruslan Strilets were also relieved of their posts by Zelensky on Tuesday. Prime Minister Denis Shmigal will reportedly keep his job, the outlet claimed.
Rumors about Kuleba’s imminent departure began circulating as soon as the other changes in the cabinet were announced.
The Ukrainskaya Pravda newspaper previously claimed that Kuleba’s most likely replacement will be Andrey Sibiga, a former ambassador described by the outlet as both Zelensky’s deputy chief of staff and Kuleba’s own deputy. The prediction on Tuesday evening cited a source in Zelensky’s office.
The cabinet purge comes after the official expiration of both Zelensky’s presidential mandate and that of the Ukrainian parliament. The Ukrainian constitution provides only for the extension of parliamentary terms, but Zelensky has argued the martial law announced in February 2022 allows him to postpone all elections indefinitely. (more...)
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