“Some of them have been ministers for five years, and we need new energy,” Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday, September 4, thanking the outgoing officials at a press conference.
Ukraine “needs new energy” after two and a half years of war with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday, September 4, to explain a major cabinet reshuffle underway, which notably includes the head of diplomacy.
The cabinet reshuffle is the largest in Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion in February 2022.
Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, five other ministers and deputy prime ministers, as well as the head of the State Property Fund responsible for privatizations, have submitted their resignations to parliament.
A vote in Parliament this week
Dmytro Kuleba’s first deputy Andriy Sybiga has been chosen to replace him, David Arakhamia, the leader of the presidential party’s parliamentarians, announced on Wednesday.
Less well-known and less publicized than the outgoing minister, Andriy Sybiga, 49, is considered a heavyweight in Ukrainian diplomacy. He notably held the post of ambassador to Turkey from 2016 to 2021. This decision was taken following a meeting of elected officials with President Volodymyr Zelensky to replace the ministers who are leaving, added David Arakhamia. The chosen candidates will then have to be officially proposed and receive the approval of the Ukrainian parliament.
The resignations of four ministers were approved by the deputies on Wednesday. The resignations of a deputy prime minister and the head of the State Property Fund failed to gather enough votes and the vote on Dmytro Kuleba was postponed until Thursday, according to a parliamentary source.
Dmytro Kuleba has been one of the most prominent Ukrainian figures since the start of the war with Russia. He has been constantly calling for greater Western support for Ukraine and trying to convince countries courted by Moscow, particularly in Africa and Asia, to support kyiv.
President Zelensky also dismissed a deputy head of his administration, Rostyslav Shurma, accused of abusing his position to secure economic benefits for his family via a government anti-corruption structure.
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