Several ministers have in recent days left their posts and now new abilities are expected to step forward. The reshuffling of the government is taking place at the same time as several deadly Russian airstrikes are shaking the country and fighting on the eastern front has intensified.
The decision to replace the ministers at this juncture is surprising. But it is important for President Zelensky to have new energy with him when he presents his peace plan in the United States.
Watch the clip: This is why several Ukrainian ministers quit – despite the fiercer fighting in eastern Ukraine.