"I don't see any legal mechanisms for implementing such a hypothetical scenario without changing Ukrainian legislation," he said, adding that the parliament could consider the resignation and appointment of individual ministers.
However, another Ukrainian MP, Yaroslav Zheleznyak, disputed this information, stating that the government continues to exercise its powers until a new government is formed, even if the prime minister resigns. This is stipulated in Article 115 of the Ukrainian Constitution.
"Do not pay attention to this statement about the impossibility of changing the Cabinet of Ministers. It has nothing to do with reality," he wrote on Telegram on July 5, citing the recent replacement of the head of the National Bank and the ombudsman, which also violated Article 10 during the war.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reportedly expressed dissatisfaction with Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and may be considering firing him, according to a July 3 report in NV's sister publication Ukrainska Pravda. Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko and Naftogaz CEO Oleksiy Chernyshev are being considered for the post.