Job cuts in the Cabinet
Sources “TelegraphFour important changes in the Cabinet of Ministers were announced simultaneously
Head of the Energy Ministry German Galushchenko is expected to lose his job soon. There is a high likelihood of dismissal for Deputy Head of the President's Office Kirill Timoshenkoaboutwho is responsible for regional policy at Bankova and oversees the Great Construction project.
Telegraph reports this based on information from its sources in the corridors of power. A meeting regarding personnel issues with President Volodymyr Zelensky's participation is expected on Thursday evening, according to sources.
It is possible that another deputy Yermak, who is in charge of the power block, will be asked to step down Oleg Tatarovwho is facing questions not only in Ukraine due to the corruption case of Ukrbud and housing for the National Guard, but also in the United States for making false statements about the Revolution of Dignity, having close ties with the sanctioned Andriy Portnov, expressing anti-Western views, and attacking anti-corruption infrastructure.
If Tymoshenko was previously seen as a conditional counterbalance to Yermak, Tatarov was responsible for forming state policy in law enforcement, providing expert and analytical support for the work of the OPU, and was expected to combat corruption himself.
“The dismissal of Minister Galushchenko is almost certain.“, according to the sources. There are many concerns about the work of his department. Another potential candidate for dismissal is Minister of Education and Science Sergei Shkarlet.
Job cuts in the Cabinet
“Some changes have been brewing for a while, and the matter may be resolved in the next few days, according to a source. However, while the Rada can potentially vote in favor of Galushchenko's dismissal, there is less certainty regarding Shkarlet's fate, as there is currently no one to replace him.“.
Recall that each of the candidates for dismissal is followed by a train of scandals.
Tymoshenko has already been accused of displaying ostentatious luxury during the conflict. He was spotted several times driving an undeclared 2021 Porsche Taycan, and it turns out he also has a large country house, which is officially on lease.
Rumors about a possible resignation in Tymoshenko's team are simply dismissed as “Everything is normal.”
Additionally, sources have mentioned the possibility of the resignation of the heads of the Sumy, Zaporozhye, and Dnipropetrovsk regional military administrations, which are overseen by Kyrylo Tymoshenko. They do not exclude the resignation of the head of Chernihiv as well.
Tatarova suspected in the falsification of the examination related to former people’s deputy and developer Maxim Mikitas.
The disgraced MP Geo Leros referred to the head of the Energy Ministry, Galushchenko, as a corrupt official who caused UAH 2.4 billion in damages to the state. There were also discussions about Galushchenko’s connections with Russian agent Andriy Derkach, who was stripped of Ukrainian citizenship and the mandate of the Verkhovna Rada on suspicion of treason.
The US federal court charged Derkach with a number of financial crimes. Another scandal in which Galushchenko appeared is related to the quarterly bonuses allegedly unlawfully accrued to him and another vice-president of Energoatom, Hartmut Jakob.
Appointment of the Minister of Education Scarleta in the Rada was also accompanied by scandals – plagiarism was noticed in many of his scientific works, there were also questions about his connections with the Party of Regions. During the leadership of the Ministry of Education, there were also several scandals with the participation of Shkarlet. The ministry planned to reorganize the directorates created with the help of the European Union. Ukraine received a warning from the EU about a possible curtailment of funding for education reform by the Union. After that, Shkarlet was forced to explain his position after the EU and to assure that the course of reforms was unchanged.
Julia Zabelina
