𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐮𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐙𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐤𝐲𝐲 𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞’𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞?

Kyiv — On Monday, Ukraine’s defense minister resigned shortly after President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed his intention to replace him. The decision was made in response to an ongoing corruption investigation, as Kyiv aims to demonstrate to its Western partners, who provide significant defense aid, that it has a strong stance against corruption.

As a result of the current counteroffensive and the need for new leadership, Ukraine’s Defense Minister Rustem Umerov has been replaced. The decision came as a result of Mr. Reznikov’s pleas to stand down, criticism from Ukrainian civil society groups and the media for contractual issues, and the necessity for new leadership.

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