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rpannier

(24,338 posts)
Fri Jan 17, 2020, 03:57 AM Jan 2020

Ukrainian PM Resigns

Last edited Fri Jan 17, 2020, 05:02 AM - Edit history (1)

Source: rferl

Ukrainian Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk says he has tendered his resignation to president.

update:
"In order to prevent any doubts about our respect and trust to the president, I have submitted my resignation to the president with the right to bring the issue to the parliament," he wrote in a post on Facebook on January 17.

The move comes amid a scandal surrounding an audio recording allegedly of Honcharuk disparaging the economic knowledge and competence of both himself and the president.

Read more: https://www.rferl.org/a/ukrainian-pm-resigns/30382528.html



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Ukrainian PM Resigns (Original Post) rpannier Jan 2020 OP
Hmmm could be related, they opened that investigation yesterday. dewsgirl Jan 2020 #1
This was in the update rpannier Jan 2020 #2
Ukraine is in the proverbial crosshairs. SleeplessinSoCal Jan 2020 #3
Expect a ruthless disinformation campaign from Putin duforsure Jan 2020 #4
Metal model manufacturer... Maxheader Jan 2020 #5
Stinks of Putin for sure. Radio Free Europe, ..... Hotler Jan 2020 #6
Not so fast... mwooldri Jan 2020 #7
Interesting NCProgressive Jan 2020 #8

rpannier

(24,338 posts)
2. This was in the update
Fri Jan 17, 2020, 05:03 AM
Jan 2020

The move comes amid a scandal surrounding an audio recording allegedly of Honcharuk disparaging the economic knowledge and competence of both himself and the president.

SleeplessinSoCal

(9,143 posts)
3. Ukraine is in the proverbial crosshairs.
Fri Jan 17, 2020, 06:18 AM
Jan 2020

Tonight Amanpour interviewed Parnas critic and present foreign minister. This is a political player.

https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2020/01/16/vadym-prystaiko-ukrainian-foreign-minister-lev-parnas-amanpour-vpx.cnn

"Key Ukrainian official responds to Parnas' Trump allegations"


The interview was well before the resignation I'm pretty positive.

duforsure

(11,885 posts)
4. Expect a ruthless disinformation campaign from Putin
Fri Jan 17, 2020, 09:47 AM
Jan 2020

To get the Ukraine President out of office, for his corrupt yes man to then help him in the Ukraine corrupt their government to serve him there like republicans are doing for him here for trump.

Maxheader

(4,374 posts)
5. Metal model manufacturer...
Fri Jan 17, 2020, 10:04 AM
Jan 2020

Located in the Ukraine..Kyiv?...Anyway I've been buying some of their models...made out of stainless steel...

There have been some delivery problems and I've put some trash on them a few times because of this..The
dude in the Ukraine has never mentioned the problems in his country..I guess, an assumption..So I think I
will gently apologize for the bullshit stumpy has caused..And that part of our govt is being run by thieves
and robbers...Traitors...

I'll probably tone it down...

Hotler

(11,445 posts)
6. Stinks of Putin for sure. Radio Free Europe, .....
Fri Jan 17, 2020, 10:07 AM
Jan 2020

I did not know they had a website, duh! As a kid in the late 1960's I had a Radio Shack radio that picked up a bunch of frequency's. I would lay in bed at night and if it was a clear night I could pick up RFE. Thanks for sharing.

mwooldri

(10,303 posts)
7. Not so fast...
Fri Jan 17, 2020, 06:39 PM
Jan 2020

Ukraine audiotape row: President rejects PM's offer to quit

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-51147011

Apparently the audio may not be authentic... But the PM's been given some work to do...

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