Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk has announced from the rostrum of the Verkhovna Rada that he is resigning.
“I announce my resignation in connection with the breakup of the
coalition and blocking of the government initiatives,” Yatseniuk said,
speaking at a parliament sitting on July 24 evening.
As to the reasons behind this decision, Yatseniuk said: “The fact
that, as of today, bills have not voted on and there is nothing to pay
policemen, doctors, teachers, nothing to buy a gun with and nothing to
pay with to fill up armored vehicles. The fact that, as of today, the
decision has not been made in order to fill Ukrainian gas storages, in
order to give the opportunity to survive the winter and in order to
finally get rid of the Russian gas dependency.”
Yatseniuk headed the government on February 27, 2014 after
parliamentary coalition of deputy factions European Choice was formed.
Verkhovna Rada Chairman Oleksandr Turchynov said during the evening
plenary meeting that the European Choice coalition stopped existing
officially.
The coalition’s breakup will give president grounds to dissolve the
Verkhovna Rada and to hold early elections if one is not reformed within
30 days.
