Ukraine's Parliament refuses to dismiss Klimkin, Poltorak, Hrytsak

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has not adopted a resolution on the dismissal of Stepan Poltorak from the post of defense minister of Ukraine.

At a plenary session on Thursday, 67 MPs voted for the corresponding decision with the minimum required 226 votes. Poltorak did not attend the meeting.

Also, the Parliament did not back the resignation of Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin. Only 137 MPs voted for the draft resolution on his resignation.

The Verkhovna Rada did not support the resolution on the dismissal of Vasyl Hrytsak from the post of head of the Security Service of Ukraine. A total of 78 MPs voted for the relevant decision.

As reported, President Volodymyr Zelensky on May 30 tabled in the Verkhovna Rada the motions for the dismissal of two ministers and the head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU).

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