Zelenskyy acknowledges personnel crisis in government

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy admitted the existence of a personnel crisis in the government, which existed even before the outbreak of the full-scale war in 2022 but became more severe when it began.

Source: Zelenskyy during a meeting with students on Saturday 16 November

Quote: "Yes, there is a personnel crisis. With the onset of war, for obvious reasons, a large number of people went to war, which was absolutely courageous, and we are grateful to them all; they are brave people. Sadly, there are losses, and you are aware that these are significant losses.

The loss of one person is already a lot, and the number of individuals who were killed and were injured [is far higher] – of course, these are specialists from various fields, not just state institutions, but also the private sector. And all of this overlaps... Therefore, there is a difficulty with staff. It was there also before the war."

Details: The President noted that working in the government is a "big serious challenge" when "you do not know where to start."

"We had private sector representatives with serious results, capable people, educated in Ukraine and elsewhere (like France, the UK, America), people with two or three degrees, [rich] experience, and profitable businesses. They came to [work in these] institutions, to the state, to the bureaucracy that exists... There is bureaucracy in every state; it must be digitised and decreased, but that is a different subject. But when they faced this challenge, – you cannot call it any other way today – and they became ministers, not everyone succeeded. And they honestly stated that this is a 24/7 job with a high level of political responsibility. None of that is easy," Zelenskyy said.

He added that students and youth in general should be considering a career in state institutions.

"When you look at the average age of our Cabinet and institutions in general, we are significantly younger than those who served before our time, but this should not end there," Zelenskyy concluded. 

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