“I believe Mykhailo is on the team. I offered him several positions. The last position was Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine, responsible for military innovations. This is very important because innovations need to be coordinated with the leadership of the Ministry of Defense, our army’s commander-in-chief, the General Staff, and, of course, with the President of Ukraine,” V. Zelensky said.
Read more The supply of this cosmetic product to Lithuania is banned: may harm fertility
On July 16, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine approved the new composition of the Cabinet of Ministers. On that day, M. Fedorov was dismissed from the post of Minister of Defense.
His resignation was accompanied by mass protests in Kyiv and other cities, whose participants called for M. Fedorov to remain in office. Protesters also expressed dissatisfaction with the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrskyi, whom V. Zelensky dismissed on Monday.
Read more Gintaras Kadžiulis announced the Lithuanian U18 twelve-man squad for the U18 European Championship
As previously reported by the “Financial Times” newspaper, V. Zelensky offered M. Fedorov another post with broad powers, but he reportedly only wants to return to the Ministry of Defense.
Read more Zelensky against the cap: did he really violate an EU directive?
