“I have two deputies, four of whom have already been lying in the Cabinet of Ministers for one month and whom it is impossible to appoint. I have no idea why.”

— Vitali Klitschko

2014
Source: [Ненко, Илья, Лучшие цитаты Виталия Кличко — в честь 50-летия главного оратора планеты MAXIM, https://www.maximonline.ru/guide/luchshie-citaty-vitaliya-klichko-v-chest-50-letiya-glavnogo-oratora-planety-id668472/, 2022-06-13, www.maximonline.ru, ru]
Source: * Кличко: У меня есть 2 зама, 4 из которых лежат в кабинете ** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiDpYwg5HD0 ** en ** 2022-06-13

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