KIEV, Feb. 22 - President Petro Poroshenko has submitted his recommendation to Parliament on Viktor Shokin's discharge as prosecutor general, the presidential press service has reported.

"President Petro Poroshenko has submitted a proposal to the Verkhovna Rada on giving consent to Viktor Shokin's discharge as prosecutor general of Ukraine [...] in keeping with Article 85, Part 1, Clause 25, Article 106, Part 1, Clause 11, and Article 122, Part 1 of the Ukrainian Constitution," it said.