Posted on 02/09/2023 5:37:17 AM PST by FarCenter
The late-night announcement of a planned replacement of Ukraine's defence minister has raised eyebrows in wartime Kyiv as the country gears up for an anticipated Russian offensive in the east.
On Sunday night, a senior lawmaker close to President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov would be replaced by the head of the military intelligence, Kyrylo Budanov, in the highest-profile government shuffle since the start of the Russian invasion last February.
The surprise announcement followed a series of corruption scandals in the government but David Arakhamia, chief of the parliamentary bloc of Zelensky's party, did not accuse Reznikov of any wrongdoing, saying the shift was dictated by the logic of "war".
He said Reznikov would be appointed minister for strategic industries.
But confusion only deepened when Arakhamia said Monday that the replacement would not take place this week. The next day Zelensky urged Ukrainians to refrain from "spreading any rumours or other pseudo-information" but confirmed that change was under way.
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Ukrainian political analyst Volodymyr Fesenko said that Reznikov's replacement was postponed following a "rushed" announcement.
"It was not agreed upon -- neither with Reznikov, nor with Budanov," Fesenko told AFP.
Reznikov himself told reporters he had nothing to be ashamed of while adding that he did not have sufficient "expertise" to serve as minister for strategic industries.
"If I received such a proposal from the Ukrainian president or prime minister, I would reject it," he told reporters after Arakhamia's announcement.
On Tuesday, Reznikov was still in his position.
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"The decision to replace Reznikov was an emotional one," Oktysiuk said. "And when they started thinking who would replace him and how the system would work, there were a lot more questions that answers."
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He’s not going...just switching jobs in the cabinet.
If he goes there will be trouble.
Boris Badanov now in charge.
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There seems to be a disconnect between the political and defense groupings.
Will Zelenskyy hire Vindman? ROFLMAO!
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