{"id":205725,"date":"2016-04-10T16:24:48","date_gmt":"2016-04-10T16:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=205725"},"modified":"2016-04-10T16:24:48","modified_gmt":"2016-04-10T16:24:48","slug":"ukraine-prime-minister-to-resign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/04\/ukraine-prime-minister-to-resign\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine Prime Minister to resign"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">The Ukrainian Prime Minister, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, has announced he will resign next week, blaming politicians&#8217; failure to enact &#8220;real changes&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Yatsenyuk, in office since former pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych was ousted in February 2014, said he would inform parliament on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The current President, Petro Poroshenko, asked him to quit in February, saying he had lost support.<\/p>\n<p>His government has been accused of inaction and corruption.<\/p>\n<p>The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has threatened to withhold aid money if it does not carry out reforms.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape no-caption body-width\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"responsive-image__img js-image-replace aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/ichef-1.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/0F6A\/production\/_89164930_yats.png\" alt=\"Resignation tweet by Arseniy Yatsenyuk\" width=\"464\" height=\"150\" data-highest-encountered-width=\"624\" \/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/figure>\n<p>Parliamentary Speaker Volodymyr Groysman has been nominated by Mr Poroshenko&#8217;s party to replace Mr Yatsenyuk.<\/p>\n<p>Announcing his resignation on Twitter, Mr Yatsenyuk called for the formation of a new government immediately to prevent &#8220;destabilization of [the] executive branch during a war&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The government in Kiev is signed up to an uneasy truce with pro-Russian rebels in two of Ukraine&#8217;s eastern regions, with frequent ceasefire violations reported.<\/p>\n<p>Russia itself annexed the southern region of Crimea two years ago after a controversial referendum on self-determination.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ukrainian Prime Minister, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, has announced he will resign next week, blaming politicians&#8217; failure to enact &#8220;real changes&#8221;. 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