Ukrainian parliament approves Rustem Umerov as new defense minister

Ukraine's parliament voted on Wednesday to approve the appointment of Rustem Umerov as the country's new defense minister, a lawmaker said.

Yaroslav Zheleznyak said on Telegram that an overwhelming majority had backed Umerov after he was nominated for the role by Volodymyr Zelenskiy in the biggest shakeup of Ukraine's wartime defense sector so far, The Guardian reports.

Umerov is a leading member of the Crimean Tatar community, who has represented his country in sensitive negotiations with Russia.

In a video address on Sunday night, Zelenskiy named Umerov as the successor to Oleksii Reznikov, who was leaving after 22 months in office.

His appointment is a clear signal that Kiev is determined to expel Russia and its occupying forces from Crimea, defense ministry sources suggest. Some of Ukraine's Western allies, including the US, are privately skeptical about the feasibility of this ambition./ CNA

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