State President Volodymyr Zelensky announced tonight (Monday) a ban on personal trips abroad for Ukrainian government officials: “If they want to rest now, they will rest outside the state service. Officials will no longer be able to travel abroad for vacation or for any other non-governmental purpose.” “.
In his nighttime address, Zelensky announces a ban on personal travel abroad for Ukraine govt officials. “If they want to rest now, they will rest outside the civil service. Officials will no longer be able to travel abroad for vacation or for any other non-governmental purpose.” pic.twitter.com/QLP1BG9uXO
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The announcement came in the wake of a wave of resignations in the Ukrainian establishment that includes the deputy head of the presidential office, Kirylo Tymoshenko. According to the report of the Ukrainian Pravda agency. Apart from Tymoshenko, the governors of the Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhia and Kherson regions are also about to retire. Deputy Prosecutor General Oleksiy Simonenko also resigned.
Zelensky also mobilized on the subject of the expected appointments to replace those who resigned, “We have already made personal decisions that we will publish – some today, some tomorrow – regarding officials at various levels in ministries and other central bodies, in the regions and in the law enforcement system.”