{"id":6289,"date":"2023-09-03T23:50:38","date_gmt":"2023-09-03T23:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prosfunds.com\/business\/ukraines-zelenskyy-to-replace-defence-minister-in-wartime-shake-up\/"},"modified":"2023-09-03T23:50:38","modified_gmt":"2023-09-03T23:50:38","slug":"ukraines-zelenskyy-to-replace-defence-minister-in-wartime-shake-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prosfunds.com\/?p=6289","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine\u2019s Zelenskyy to replace defence minister in wartime shake-up"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Receive free War in Ukraine updates<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__content-sign-up-topic-description\"><span>We\u2019ll send you a <i>myFT Daily Digest<\/i> email rounding up the latest<!-- --> <!-- -->War in Ukraine<!-- --> news every morning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"article__content-sign-up-iframe close\" scrolling=\"no\" id=\"signUpIframe\" data-prev-url=\"\/register\/in-article-sign-up?ft-content-uuid=95208e6f-eb9a-47c9-b3fb-e6dd214fa664&amp;concept-id=8b9c78a1-2a6d-4e2f-9293-49f399f4f6ce\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div data-attribute=\"article-content-body\">\n<p>Ukraine\u2019s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday that he would replace his defence minister, Oleksiy Reznikov, in a move that marks the biggest change to his government since Russia launched its full-scale invasion last year. <\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy said he would replace Reznikov, who led Ukraine\u2019s successful push for massive military assistance from western allies to resist Russia\u2019s invasion, with Rustem Umerov, who currently runs the country\u2019s agency in charge of privatisation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOleksiy 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,\u201d Zelenskyy said in a video address to the nation on Sunday evening. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAutumn is a time for strengthening.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The move to replace Reznikov comes as Ukrainian forces appear to be on the verge of making bigger gains after a slow start in their counteroffensive against Russian forces in Ukraine\u2019s south-east.<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy said that he had asked parliament to approve Reznikov\u2019s replacement \u201cthis week\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>Although the general staff of Ukraine\u2019s armed forces operates independently of the defence ministry in coordinating military strategy and combat operations, the minister\u2019s role is key in procuring weaponry and mobilising troops. Zelenskyy, as president and commander-in-chief, ultimately leads and bears responsibility for both.<\/p>\n<p>The shake-up also follows a series of corruption allegations directed at the defence ministry, including accusations from activists that it paid inflated prices for food for the army and military jackets. Zelenskyy made no mention of the allegations in his announcement.<\/p>\n<p>Reznikov, who served as a paratrooper in the Soviet military but became a high-profile lawyer and then politician after Ukraine\u2019s independence, was appointed months before Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion in February last year. <\/p>\n<p>He has denied accusations of graft, but a subordinate was fired early this year following claims that eggs were purchased for the army at inflated prices.<\/p>\n<p>Reznikov is expected to be appointed as Ukraine\u2019s new ambassador to the UK, according to local news reports citing officials.<\/p>\n<p>Umerov, whose candidacy is expected to be swiftly approved in parliament, is an ethnic Crimean Tatar with roots in the Black Sea peninsula that Russia illegally annexed in 2014 and has used as a staging area for its full-blown invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Umerov is fluent in English, critical in a role demanding constant communication with top defence officials from western allies, including the US and EU countries.<\/p>\n<p>Umerov, who was a successful businessman, has since September 2022 served as head of a state agency that auctions off assets to investors and manages government-owned factories and property.<\/p>\n<p>As defence minister, Umerov will be expected to clean up the ministry while preserving the steady supply of western weaponry.<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy also said that he had spoken with France\u2019s president Emmanuel Macron by telephone on Sunday to discuss \u201cwhat new supplies can help our warriors\u201d, including training in France for pilots to fly F-16 fighter jets being supplied by allies to Kyiv.<\/p>\n<p>It was not immediately clear if Ukraine was also seeking to secure French fighter jets, given that France\u2019s fleet does not include F-16s.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a very important agreement on training our pilots in France. Our coalition of modern fighters is getting more powerful,\u201d Zelenskyy said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/95208e6f-eb9a-47c9-b3fb-e6dd214fa664\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Receive free War in Ukraine updates We\u2019ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest War in Ukraine news every morning. Ukraine\u2019s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday that he would replace his defence minister, Oleksiy Reznikov, in a move that marks the biggest change to his government since Russia launched its [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6290,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-6289","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Ukraine\u2019s Zelenskyy to replace defence minister in wartime shake-up | Prosfunds<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Receive free War in Ukraine updatesWe\u2019ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest War in Ukraine news every morning. 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