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The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, proposed to Prime Minister Serhiy Krachko to form a special team of experienced managers and business representatives to develop solutions for Kyiv. It discussed, in particular, possible involvement of Vasyl Maluk, Oleksandr Kubrakov, and Volodymyr Hroisman in the work.
According to Interfax-Ukraine, this is mentioned in the information obtained by KV.
"I asked the prime minister to assemble a special cabinet for Kyiv—business managers, strong people. I am ready to personally speak with whoever they name and invite him. Create such a cabinet and work out solutions. I will do what I can," Zelenskiy said at a meeting with reporters.
At the same time, he noted that Kyiv’s resilience plans had not been fully implemented and that critical infrastructure facilities in the capital were not adequately protected.
"It would be wonderful if Kyiv could defend itself independently, or at least prepare for dangers. But that did not work in any aspect. Now we can only go through these challenges together with all institutions," the president added.
According to him, daily work is ongoing by various institutions regarding the situation with electricity and water supply in the capital, as well as the operation of bridges. He emphasized that protection of critical infrastructure must be ensured regardless of who formally owns a given facility.
"Critical infrastructure facilities must be protected. They did not protect them to the end. Resilience plans were not completed," the president noted.
Zelenskiy also stressed that he does not see the Kyiv situation as a matter of political confrontation, but acknowledged the difficulty of interacting with the city authorities. He said that when he discusses with managers the possibility of strengthening the capital, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko perceives this as an attempt to replace him.
"I would very much like the mayor to do everything himself. But he cannot do it alone. And working together is difficult," Zelenskiy said.
The president gave Kharkiv as an example, where, according to him, the head of the regional state administration and the city mayor work together despite different political plans for the future. He noted that such interaction helps address problems and keep the city under control.
Zelenskiy also said that he spoke with various managers about the possibility of heading the Kyiv administration or joining the work to strengthen the capital. He said he discussed this, in particular, with Vasyl Maluk, Oleksandr Kubrakov, and Volodymyr Groysman, as well as representatives of business and public administration, but there were no volunteers to join.
"I wanted to bring Maluk into this group in the context of security issues. I also spoke with Kubrakov and Groysman. Sukhomlyn refused—as soon as he heard about Kyiv," the head of state explained.
Zelenskiy stressed that he has no personal grievances with Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko, but the capital must be prepared for a difficult winter. According to Zelenskiy, despite the fact that massive Russian attacks began earlier than expected, this should not be an occasion merely to look for someone to blame.
"He (Klitschko) should have called all these people himself and met with them, not me. In this war, whose bridge is on paper does not matter. The main thing is that it stands and functions as one of the capital’s most important logistical arteries," Zelenskiy said.
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