Ukraine's Zelenskiy dismisses deputy chief of staff, deputy PM resigns


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  • Wednesday, 04 Sep 2024

FILE PHOTO: Rostyslav Shurma, Deputy Head of Office of the Ukrainian President talks during an interview with Reuters at the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC) in Lugano, Switzerland July 5, 2022. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo

(Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Tuesday dismissed his deputy chief of staff Rostyslav Shurma, according to a decree on the presidential website.

The chairman of parliament, Ruslan Stefanchuk, announced the resignation of Olha Stefanishyna, deputy prime minister responsible for European integration. The move was part of a restructuring of the government.

(Reporting by Ron Popeski and Yuliia Dysa; Editing by Mark Porter)

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