Roman Komendant will serve as the agency's temporary head.
Nayyem described his 505-day tenure as "perhaps the most challenging and responsible of my entire life," on Facebook.
A conference held in Berlin on June 11-12 aimed to garner international support for Ukraine's recovery efforts following extensive damage from Russia's full-scale invasion.
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Nayyem confirmed to Bloomberg that Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal personally denied his June 9 request to travel to Berlin "without providing reasons," leading Nayyem to resign.
Shmyhal requested reports and analyses on the completion of second-tier defense facilities and pilot restoration projects, a complete copy of Nayyem's travel request letter obtained by NV suggests.
The PM himself did not attend the conference, as a government source told NV he "decided to focus on internal work."
Nayyem informed NV on June 10 that the decision to prevent him from attending the Berlin conference had been made long before Shmyhal's official letter.
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Section: Nation
Author: Владислава Топоркова
