Updated
Updated · Ukrainska Pravda · Jul 13
Zelenskyy Weighs Replacing Defence Minister Fedorov With Klymenko as 4 Candidates Vie for Premier
Updated
Updated · Ukrainska Pravda · Jul 13

Zelenskyy Weighs Replacing Defence Minister Fedorov With Klymenko as 4 Candidates Vie for Premier

3 articles · Updated · Ukrainska Pravda · Jul 13

Summary

  • Ihor Klymenko has been asked to be ready to move from the Interior Ministry to defence as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy considers removing Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukrainska Pravda reported, citing government-team sources.
  • Fedorov had been sounded out on 11-12 July about heading the government but declined, with sources saying he wants to continue reforms at the Defence Ministry after only a few months in the job.
  • Those same sources said Zelenskyy could instead return Fedorov to the Digital Transformation Ministry or another largely symbolic post, despite Fedorov telling colleagues after a 12 July meeting that he was staying put.
  • If Klymenko takes defence, National Police chief Ivan Vyhivskyi could be tapped to run the Interior Ministry, extending a broader cabinet reshuffle Zelenskyy said was needed after Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko's resignation.
  • No final decision has been made on the next prime minister, with 4 names under consideration: Serhii Koretskyi, Denys Shmyhal, Fedorov and Ihor Terekhov.

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