Ukraine’s defence minister resigns after Zelenskiy removes him from post

Oleksii Reznikov, whose ministry has been hit by corruption scandals, confirms in letter he is stepping down

Ukraine’s defence minister has submitted his resignation letter after Volodymyr Zelenskiy removed him from his post on Sunday night, in the biggest reshuffle by the president of his government team since Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion.

Oleksii Reznikov, whose ministry has been hit by corruption scandals, said he had written to the chair of Ukraine’s parliament, Ruslan Stefanchuk, confirming he was stepping down.

Continue reading…
Source: The Guardian