KYIV: Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov (pix) announced on Monday he had handed his resignation letter to parliament after President Volodym...
announced on Monday he had handed his resignation letter to parliament after President Volodymyr Zelensky called for “new approaches” to face Russia’s invasion.The Ukrainian leader had also recently dismissed senior military recruitment officials across the country.“If something goes wrong, you have to fix and rebuild and change quickly,“ said artist Maria Shkuro.
Reznikov persuaded Western allies to supply Ukraine with Western-made weaponry including advanced air defence systems, tanks and US fighter jets. “At a time like this, in such positions, one cannot allow the crimes I have read about,“ the 70-year-old added.Maksym Chumak, a 32-year-old serviceman on leave, did not blame Reznikov alone for the defence ministry’s alleged misdoings.But he added: “There is no person who does not make mistakes, and I do not think that he is a villain.”
“It was an honour to serve the Ukrainian people and work for the for the last 22 months, the toughest period of Ukraine’s modern history,“ he said in his resignation letter.
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