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| Ukraine replaces defense minister as Zelensky vows crackdown on wartime corruption |
| 2023-09-04 |
| [NYPOST] Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced plans to replace his defense minister — a major administration shake-up coming just over a month after he vowed to crack down on wartime corruption. Zelensky said during his nightly address to the nation Sunday that he was dismissing Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov and would appoint Ukraine’s State Property Fund chairman Rustem Umerov to the high-level position. "I’ve decided to replace the Minister of Defense of Ukraine. Oleksii Reznikov has been through more than 550 days of full-scale war," Zelensky said in the address. "I believe the ministry needs new approaches and other formats of interaction with both the military and society as a whole." He added that he expected the state parliament — which must approve the appointment — to move forward with Umerov in the near future. The dismissal is the first major administration shake-up in Ukraine since Russia invaded in February 2022. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 Why do I think this is just the tip of the iceberg? "At one point this year, about $980 million in weapons contracts had missed their delivery dates, according to government figures, and some prepayments for weapons had vanished into oversees accounts of weapons dealers, according to reports made to Parliament. Though precise details have not emerged, the irregularities suggest that procurement officials in the ministry did not vet suppliers, or allowed weapons dealers to walk off with money without delivering the armaments." https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:OVa_IxshQugJ:https://dnyuz.com/2023/09/04/where-is-the-money-military-graft-becomes-a-headache-for-ukraine/&cd=9&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2023-09-04 16:25 |
| #3 Zelensky not getting his 10%? |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2023-09-04 12:26 |
| #2 "Retards" is more like it. |
| Posted by: DooDahMan 2023-09-04 03:46 |
| #1 Sacked Ukrainian defense minister reveals total value of Western military aid Ukraine’s Western backers have given Kiev at least $100 billion worth of weapons – including more than $50 billion from the US alone Suckers? |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2023-09-04 01:51 |