Published: 12:27, January 18, 2020 | Updated: 08:46, June 6, 2023
Ukraine president rejects PM's resignation after recording leak
By Reuters

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, left, talks with Ukraine's Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk in Kiev, Ukraine, Jan17, 2020. (UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS OFFICE VIA AP)

KIEV - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy appeared not to accept a resignation offer by Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk on Friday, saying he would give Honcharuk another chance and that it was not the time to shake the country politically.

Honcharuk had earlier offered his resignation after an audio recording suggested he had criticized the president.

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