Zelenskyi: Ukrainian officials will only go abroad for business purposes in the future

Zelenskyi Ukrainian officials will only go abroad for business purposes

According to Zelenskyi, officials can no longer travel abroad, for example on vacation or for other reasons unrelated to administration.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi said Monday night in your video message (you will switch to another service)that Ukrainian civil servants would no longer be able to travel abroad, unless it was a work-related trip.

– This applies to all government officials, as well as several other levels of local government. This applies to law enforcement officers, members of parliament, prosecutors and all those who have to work for and within the country.

According to Zelenskyi, officials can no longer travel abroad, for example, for a vacation or for another reason unrelated to the administration.

– If they want to rest now, they will rest outside the state administration.

The Cabinet of Ministers intends to develop a border crossing procedure for civil servants within five days, so that only an actual business trip can be the reason for crossing the border.

Changes to senior positions in the administration

In addition, the president said that changes will be made in the country’s administrative and regional high offices during Monday and Tuesday.

According to the president, some choices have already been made. According to Zelensky, the changes apply to officials at several levels of ministries, other parts of the administration, regions and law enforcement systems.

The president has previously vowed to root out corruption at all levels of government, as accusations of bribery and other dubious practices have been made.

Source: Reuters

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