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Bullet points of Zelensky blames FM for lackluster arms donations – media
- Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky accused Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba of failing to secure more arms supplies from Western sponsors, leading to his resignation amid a major cabinet reshuffle.
- More than half of Ukraine's senior government members will be replaced in the overhaul, with First Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Sibiga set to replace Kuleba.
- Zelensky's office reportedly believes that attention in Washington is now focused on the November presidential election, alleviating any pressure over his decision to remove Kuleba.
- The reshuffle is seen as a move to further consolidate power for Zelensky and his chief-of-staff Andrey Yermak in the face of falling public approval.
- Zelensky intends to create a new ministry to lure Ukrainians living abroad to return to the country, as draft avoidance is a major problem for Kiev's efforts to replenish troops in the conflict with Russia.
- Kuleba had been perceived by Ukraine's foreign backers as the highest-profile target of the cull, and had been unsuccessful in his efforts to secure Western long-range arms for strikes deep inside Russia.
- Zelensky told MPs that the diplomat 'lacks the energy to push forward the supplies of weapons', citing his failure to secure more arms supplies from Western sponsors.
- The Ukrainian parliament failed to approve some of the proposed cabinet changes, leading to Zelensky meeting with members of his faction to explain his intentions.