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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By David Ljunggren

Ukraine officials who shirk wartime duties will be quickly removed -Zelenskiy aide

FILE PHOTO: The head of the Ukrainian president's office, Andriy Yermak, attends a news briefing amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine September 22, 2022. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo

Ukrainian government officials who shirk their duties during wartime will be quickly removed, a top aide to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday amid a crack down on corruption.

More than a dozen officials have been removed this week following a series of scandals and graft allegations. Political analysts said Zelenskiy needs to show Western partners and war-weary Ukrainians that he is serious about punishing misrule.

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