Zelensky Sacks Scandal-Plagued Defense Minister Alexey Reznikov as Counteroffensive Fails – His Substitute Has Strong Ties to Turkey’s Erdogan
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has sacked the Defense Minister Alexey Reznikov. The embattled Minister has been plagued by multiple corruption scandals, and his replacement was widely expected.
Associated Press reported:
“Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that defense minister Oleksii Reznikov will be replaced this week with Rustem Umierov, a Crimean Tatar lawmaker.
‘I have decided to replace the Minister of Defense of Ukraine. Oleksii Reznikov has gone through more than 550 days of full-scale war. I believe that the Ministry needs new approaches and other formats of interaction with both the military and society at large. Now Rustem Umierov should lead the Ministry’, he said.”
BREAKING: Zelensky has dismissed Ukraine’s Defence Minister,
