Categories: WORLD

Zelensky sacks closest ally

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky fired his long-time associate and aide Sergey Sherif on Saturday. He has sacked multiple senior advisers in the past week amid an ongoing reshuffle of his administration.

Sherif was one of the few remaining officials to have served alongside Zelensky since day one of his presidency, assuming his post in May 2019. Before getting into politics, he was a long-time close business associate of Zelensky, with whom he had co-founded the Kvartal 95 (District 95) comedy studio.

In September 2021, Sherif survived an assassination attempt when his car was attacked by unknown assailants. The vehicle was riddled with bullets, leaving his driver wounded, while Sherif himself escaped unharmed. At the time, the Ukrainian leadership claimed the hit was retaliation by the country’s “system,” which Zelensky had been purportedly trying to “break.”

READ MORE: Ukraine’s top general announces commander reshuffle

Over the past few days, Zelensky had sacked three freelance presidential advisors as well as two plenipotentiary representatives, Natalya Pushkareva and Alyona Verbitskaya, tasked with issues related to the volunteer movement and the rights of military servicemen, respectively.

The firings come as a part of a reshuffling of the Ukrainian leadership launched by Zelensky early this year. Former top general Valery Zaluzhny was the most prominent victim of the effort, being replaced last month by Aleksandr Syrsky. Zaluzhny was rumored to have been at odds with Zelensky for months before raising concerns about the frontline situation publicly late last year.

© 2024, paradox. All rights reserved.

paradox

Share
Published by
paradox

Recent Posts

Putin removes Shoigu as Russian Defense Minister

President Vladimir Putin has proposed that Sergei Shoigu be replaced as Minister of Defense of…

41 mins ago

Ukrainian government warns citizens of possible full mobilization

The entire Ukrainian society would need to make sacrifices and forget about their peaceful lives…

19 hours ago

PM Mishustin announces shake-up of Russian government

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on Saturday unveiled his first picks for the new cabinet,…

1 day ago

Ukraine shells cafe in Russia’s Donetsk (VIDEO)

One person was killed and at least four others wounded in a Ukrainian rocket strike…

2 days ago

Poke the bear and find out: Here’s why the West should finally listen to Russia’s warnings

We have been through an intense, if muffled crisis in the ongoing political-military confrontation between…

2 days ago

Russia launches new offensive – Kiev

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky claimed on Friday that Russian forces have launched a new large-scale…

2 days ago