The President of Ukraine confirmed the dismissal of Reznikov from the post of Minister of Defense and named his successor.
President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the dismissal of Oleksiy Reznikov from the post of Minister of Defense of Ukraine. He said this in his video message on Sunday night, September 3.
“This week, the Parliament will also be asked to make a personnel decision. I want to outline it today. I have decided to replace the Minister of Defense of Ukraine. Oleksiy Reznikov has gone through these more than 550 days of a full-scale war. I think I, the Ministry needs new approaches and other formats of interaction both with the military and with society as a whole,” said Zelensky.
According to the President, the Ministry should be headed by Rustem Umerov.
“The Supreme Council of Ukraine knows this person well, and Mr. Umerov does not need further introductions. I hope that the Parliament will support this candidacy,” he added.
Recall that the publication ZN.ua published material that the Ministry of Defense allegedly buys products two to three times more expensive than their value in Kyiv stores.
The head of the Ministry of Defense denied the accusations, explaining the scandal with many mistakes in the contracts. He also called the situation “an artificial information attack under a fictitious pretext.” However, the director of the procurement department of the Ministry of Defense was fired.
At a meeting of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Anti-Corruption Policy, Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov acknowledged the mistakes in the contract for the nutrition of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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Source: korrespondent
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