“President Volodymyr Zelenskyy named candidates for the position of head of the Office of the President. Among them are Ministers Denys Shmyhal and Mykhailo Fedorov, Head of the State Administration of Ukraine Kyrylo Budanov, Deputy Head of OP Pavlo Palisa and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Serhiy Kyslytsia.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Meeting between Zelenskyi and Fedorov. Photo: OP Source: Zelensky at an online briefing
Direct speech: “I have options: Minister Shmyhal or Minister Fedorov, but there is a challenge here, because the Council must remove them before I appoint, I don’t want it to be like in that game of Jenga, when you took out one part and everything fell apart. OP is important, but there are other institutions.
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Therefore, I do not know who can replace Fedorov in the Ministry of Digitalization, there are many young smart people. Maybe Mykhailo will find an alternative for himself.
As for the Ministry of Defense, it is more difficult, because it is priority number 1 and I am not sure that the Rada will be able to find a candidate together with the Cabinet. They still cannot find the heads of the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Energy, I hope that they will close this issue in the near future.”
Details: Zelenskyi also named the candidacies of Serhiy Kislytsa, Kyryll Budanov, and Pavel Palisa. However, the president is still weighing the options, because all the candidates occupy important positions in their current positions.
Direct speech: “In any case, you have to make a choice, and if it’s going to be a long time, I’ll get used to the fact that I can manage without the head of the Office, and maybe I’ll be able to live without him, but I have to decide.”
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Prehistory:
- On the morning of November 28, “Ukrainian Pravda” reported that detectives were in the government quarter NABU and SAP prosecutors searched the head of the President’s Office, Andriy Yermak. Journalists of the publication managed to film how about ten employees of anti-corruption agencies entered the territory.
- Yermak confirmed that searches are taking place at his place of residence, and declared his readiness to assist the investigation. According to UP, he is suspected as of this morning were not announced.
- Poland has already announced that the investigation into corruption in Ukraine – bad news for thembecause it does not facilitate the ongoing peace negotiations.
- Subsequently, Zelensky reported that released Andriy Yermak from the position of head of the President’s Office, and now the institution is waiting for a reboot. The president said that on Saturday he will hold consultations with those who can lead the OP.
- Himself Yermak announced that he was going to the front after he resigned against the background of the corruption scandal and NABU’s investigative actions in his apartment.