Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has rejected a resignation offer by Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk over a leaked audiotape scandal, a media report said on Saturday.
“I decided to give you and your Govt a 2nd chance,” Xinhua news agency quoted Zelensky as saying to the PM during a “clear the air” meeting on Friday, the same day Honcharuk had put forth his offer to quit.
But Zelensky added that this was dependant on Honcharuk's ability to tackle the issue of high salaries among Government Ministers and other issues to keep his job, a BBC report said.
At the meeting, President described the situation around the leaked recording as “very unpleasant”.