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Ukraine president rejects PM’s resignation over leaked recording


KIEV: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday he wanted to give his prime minister a “second chance” and refused to accept his resignation after a recording emerged of the premier questioning the head of state´s grasp of economics.Prime Minister Oleksiy Goncharuk had offered to quit after the leaked recording revealed him saying the president had a “primitive understanding” of the economy.“I have decided to give you and your government a second chance,” Zelensky said during a meeting with Goncharuk in a video released by the presidency.It marked the first major political test for Zelensky, a comedian with no previous political …read more

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