KIEV – Ukraine’s parliament Thursday fired the powerful head of the SBU state security service after he fell foul of President Petro Poroshenko and became embroiled in a conflict with the nation’s chief prosecutor.”The Verkhovna Rada (parliament) supported my proposal to dismiss Valentyn Nalyvaychenko from his post as head of the SBU,” Poroshenko tweeted after 248 lawmakers in the 450-seat chamber supported the president’s formal request.His dismissal highlights the fractured nature of Ukraine’s politics and its continued reliance on clan-style alliances and battles that critics say drain attention from far more pressing concerns.Ukraine’s State Security Service enjoys sweeping arrest and …read more
Source: AsiaOne
