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Prosecutor General Venediktova fired by parliament

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According to MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak from the Voice Party, 264 lawmakers supported President Volodymyr Zelensky's motion to dismiss Ukraine's Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova. Zelensky cited the presence of collaborators and traitors among prosecutors as the reason for her dismissal.

Read the Kyiv Independent's extensive coverage of the most recent government reshuffle here and here.

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