Oleksii Reznikov resigned this weekend and is expected to be replaced by Rustem Umerov.
—a former officer in the Security Service of Ukraine and now an adviser to the Ukrainian parliament's national security, defense and intelligence committee—told"The defense minister is a political position, it's not about conducting military operations," said Stupak, who also works with the Ukrainian Institute for the Future."It's only about budgeting, funding, taking responsibility in parliament, making reports to the mass media, and so on.
"The general staff is about military operations, about procurements, making requests to the defense minister," Stupak added."The thing they expect from the new defense minister is increasing the level of cooperation with Western partners."Newsweek the vote to confirm Umerov is expected to take place this week."I'm sure he will get the maximum votes," Merezhko said.
The lawmaker said he hoped Umerov would channel Reznikov's successes."I do not think the new appointment will bring considerable changes in terms of the counteroffensive," Merezhko said. Sen. Lindsey Graham greets members of the Ukrainian parliament, including David Arakhamia, Aleksandra Ustinova and Rustem Umerov, at the U.S. Capitol on June 15, 2022, in Washington, D.C. Umerov is expected to soon become Ukraine's next defense minister."Reznikov was an efficient minister of defense in the most dangerous and difficult times. He proved to be a very effective negotiator at Ramstein. I hope that Umerov will continue the best practices of Reznikov.
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