Volodymyr Zelenskyy wants to fire Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov, he writes on Telegram. “I have decided to replace him”. The Minister of Defense has previously been accused of corruption.
“I think the ministry needs new approaches and other forms of interactions both with the military and with society at large,” he writes further.
Oleksiy Reznikov has been accused of being corrupt, and there were rumors at the beginning of the year that he would be replaced. Then he was accused of paying way too much for a food and catering contract for the military – something he emphatically denied.
During the summer, Reznikov has said i Ukrainian media that the Ministry of Defense undergoes a reform to prevent corruption.
Had to stay
At the beginning of the year, other ministers accused of corruption were allowed to leave, but Defense Minister Reznikov has been allowed to keep his post until now.
The new Ukrainian defense minister is expected to be Rustem Umerov.
Zelensky also writes that he hopes the Ukrainian parliament supports his opinion on the matter.
The text is updated.