Ukraine Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk tenders resignation

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Series Details 10.04.16
Publication Date 10/04/2016
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Following months of political turmoil, Ukraine's Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk announced on the 10 April 2016 in a televised address that he would resign on the 12 April 2016.

On 14 April, the country's parliament approved Volodymyr Groysman as the country’s new prime minister and confirmed a new cabinet. Mr Groysman was seen as a loyalist of President Petro Poroshenko.

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