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UKRAINE: The tendered resignation of Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk may not

prove to be the major crisis in Ukrainian politics that it first seems. 

- Honcharuk has today offered his resignation to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy

after a leaked tape emerged on which the PM questions the president's ability to

manage the economy. The PM stated that "Zelenskiy has a very primitive

understanding of the economy", and that he did not comprehend the reasons behind

the strengthening of the hryvnia currency over 2019. 

- However, there is no guarantee that Zelenskiy will accept the PM's

resignation. Under the constitution, the PM should submit their resignation to

parliament, not the president, raising claims that the move is purely political

and intended to save face.

- Honcharuk has claimed that the recording was doctored from fragments of the

conversation held in order to present a false view that he and his team do not

respect the president.