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china news service, september 5. according to afp, on september 4 local time, ukrainian president zelensky said when talking about the recent personnel changes in the ukrainian cabinet: (the government) needs new vitality.

it is reported that on the same day, when zelensky held a joint press conference with visiting irish prime minister harris in kiev, a reporter asked about the recent reorganization of the ukrainian government and the future of the former ukrainian foreign minister kuleba, who had just stepped down.

"we need new energy," zelensky said, noting that "some of them have been our ministers for five years."

on september 4, local time, the ukrainian verkhovna rada received the resignation letter from ukrainian foreign minister kuleba. in addition, several senior officials including ukrainian minister of strategic industries kamyshin, minister of justice malyuska and minister of ecology strelitsa have also submitted their resignations.

reuters pointed out that zelensky and his team may fill these positions before traveling to the united states in september in an effort to restore domestic order before his visit to the united states. zelensky has previously stated that he hopes to submit a "victory plan" to us president biden.

agence france-presse stated that zelensky has ordered personnel adjustments many times since the outbreak of the ukrainian crisis. however, the ongoing government reshuffle is the most significant "reshuffle" of the ukrainian leadership, and the scale of the reshuffle has "surprised" some observers.