Ukraine's foreign minister resigns as government reshuffle expected

The parliamentary head of the ruling party says half the cabinet will be replaced in a reshuffle this week.

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Several Ukrainian officials also resigned from their posts on Tuesday, leaving some of the government's top jobs vacant, including the strategic industries minister in charge of weapons production.

The parliamentary leader of the ruling Servant of the People party said half of the cabinet would be changed in a major government reshuffle this week.

Mr Kuleba, who is the most senior of the ministers to resign, has been in post since March 2020.

MP Inna Sovsun told the BBC there were "no questions" about Mr Kuleba's efficiency and that she was not aware of any disagreements between him and President Volodymyr Zelensky.

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