Attacks on Ukraine central bank chief a threat to stability - presidential deputy

Ukraine's Central Bank chief Valeriia Gontareva speaks during a news conference in Kiev, Ukraine, June 9, 2016. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's reform council headed by President Petro Poroshenko has condemned recent accusations against central bank chief Valeriia Gontareva, saying they undermine stability at the bank, a senior Ukrainian official said on Wednesday.

"All present members condemned the public hounding ... which negatively affects the stability of the work of Ukraine's central bank," Dmytro Shymkiv, the deputy head of Poroshenko's administration, told reporters.