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President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has appointed Oleksiy Dniprov as chief of presidential staff.

The respective decree No. 188/2016, effective from April 29, 2016, was posted on the president’s official website.

Poroshenko earlier dismissed Dniprov as deputy chief of presidential administration in decree No. 187/2016.

In addition, Poroshenko appointed Oleksiy Horaschenkov as his aide on April 29, issuing a respective decree.