Zelensky could fire foreign minister
ISNA - Iranian Students' News Agency
Sat / 9 March 2024 / 11:40
Dmitry Kuleba may soon lose his job, as Kiev grows unhappy about the diplomatic service.
Tehrain-ISNA- Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky is thinking about dismissing Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba, the outlet Strana reported on Friday, citing a source in the presidential office.
Kuleba, 42, has been foreign minister since March 2020. Prior to that, he was deputy prime minister for Euro-Atlantic integration and Ukraine's envoy to the Council of Europe.
"There are a lot of questions for Kuleba," the anonymous source told Strana. "In particular, there are a lot of complaints regarding the candidacies of ambassadors provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs."
Zelensky's office is "generally dissatisfied with the diplomatic service," the source added.
Strana's report coincided with the resignation of OIeg Nikolenko, the chief spokesman for the Foreign Ministry. Posting a photo of himself with Kuleba on Facebook, he announced on Friday that his service with the ministry was ending, without specifying why.
According to Strana, the "most likely candidate" for the new foreign minister is Igor Zhovkva, Zelensky's deputy chief of staff, who oversees foreign policy at the presidential office.
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