Ukrainian official resigns, says reform efforts blocked
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Ukraine's economy minister says routine efforts from government leadership to shoot down reforms — further damaging the country's already crippled economy — prompted him to resign from his post.
Aivaras Abromavicius wrote in his resignation letter published on Wednesday that Ukraine's leadership lacks the political will to enact much-needed changes and has routinely obstructed reforms.
Ukraine's leadership has made little progress in enacting reforms and the country's oligarchs still maintain huge sway in government decisions.
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When he came to office 14 months ago, Abromavicius advocated deregulation and large-scale privatization meant to attract foreign investment.
His predecessor, Pavlo Sheremeta, resigned after under a year in office, frustrated by the slow pace of reforms.