The Crimean Tatar, who is set to replace Oleksii Reznikov, has played a key role in negotiations with Russia
, is a leading member of the Crimean Tatar community who has represented his country in sensitive negotiations with Russia.
Umerov’s appointment is a clear signal that Kyiv is determined to expel Russia and its occupying forces from Crimea, defence ministry sources suggest. Some of Ukraine’s western allies including the US are privately sceptical about the feasibility of this ambition. In September last year he was named head of the State Property Fund, a particularly tough role in Ukraine, where the process of privatisation has been plagued by corruption.
He was part of Ukraine’s delegation in negotiations with Russia in the first weeks of the war. According to reports, he was a victim of aUmerov participated in talks on establishing an export corridor for Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea. Russia has since, accusing Ukraine and its allies of failing to uphold a part of the agreement to facilitate Russian exports.
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