“I do not think that the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers was legitimate,” Kobolyev told Interfax Ukraine.

“I believe that this decision puts an end to corporate reform. It is important not only for Naftogaz or for me personally, it is important for the entire corporate governance system that has been built over the past seven years.” In a Facebook post, Kobolyev said he left his office keys for Vitrenko to avoid “a circus” but intimated that he plans to appeal his dismissal.