Ukraine Prime Minister Azarov submits resignation
January 28, 2014
Ukrainian Prime Minister Nikolay Azarov has submitted his resignation, according to his government’s website. The resignation has not yet been accepted by President Viktor Yanukovich, however. The prime minister explained that his move was motivated by efforts to peacefully resolve the current crisis in the country.
“For the purpose of creating additional possibilities of social and political compromise, for the peaceful solution of the conflict, I’ve made a personal decision to ask the Ukrainian president to accept my resignation from the post of prime minister,” Azarov’s statement reads.