Ukrainian prime minister resigns

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Embattled Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said Sunday that he plans to formally submit his resignation to parliament Tuesday, The Associated Press reports. He has faced accusations of inaction and corruption.

President Petro Poroshenko called on him to quit in February. Yatsenyuk took office in 2014.

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Julie Kliegman
Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.