The shakeup coincides with Ukrainian fears that Russia is planning a major new offensive this month.
KYIV, Ukraine – Ukraine is set to replace Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov with the chief of its military spy agency, a close ally of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday, February 5, in a reshuffle at the forefront of Ukraine’s war campaign.
“If I suddenly received such an offer from the president of Ukraine or the prime minister, I would refuse it, because I do not have the expertise,” Reznikov was cited as saying. As a wartime defenSe minister, Reznikov, 56, fostered ties with Western defenSe officials and helped oversee the receipt of billions of dollars of military aid to help Kyiv fend off the Russian invasion.
Reznikov singled out Ukraine’s “de facto” integration into the NATO military alliance as a top priority, even if joining the bloc was not immediately possible de jure. One of his deputy ministers has been fired, and two other senior officials have also since left their posts.
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