The government will renew the 3-year contract of Naftogaz CEO Andriy Kobolyev.

The government will renew the 3-year contract of Naftogaz CEO Andriy Kobolyev. Instead, a tender will open March 23 for his replacement. In response, Kobolyev held a press conference Wednesday afternoon, announcing that he refuses to resign and saying the decision to replace him is against the law and “contradicts the spirit of reform.” Timothy Ash writes: “Idiotic move to replace Kobolyev. What a waste of reform effort. Whose interests does that serve?”