Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov mentioned the topic “replacement of personnel” in the Ukrainian cabinet in an interview with Sh. Channel 24.
then the interview was paginated eucerinform On 20 August Reznikov and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed the “ministerial position (of the Minister of Strategic Industry)” from August 2021.
“The President knew that this was not the job I wanted, so he stopped the discussion. I am not one of those who want to be an official for the rest of his life. I have no political ambitions. The President knows my plans and wishes. You know…mine,” insisted Ukraine’s current defense minister.
Oleksiy Reznikov said that decisions on the appointment and dismissal of Ukraine’s defense and foreign ministers would be made by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Ukraine’s Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov. Photo: Ukrainform
Furthermore, Mr. Reznikov also said that he might resign if he “did not have the energy and sense of humor to laugh at those who want him to leave”.
Reznikov said, “I’m not even sure whether I would agree to being offered the role of Ukraine’s ambassador to Britain.”
“The question here is not where to do it, but why to do it? I am a doer, so I am ready to accomplish any task. Not interested” – shares Mr. Reznikov.
Speaking by Mr Reznikov in reference to early August, a lawmaker said Ukraine’s Supreme Council was discussing the possibility of a cabinet reshuffle and the inclusion of the defense minister.
On July 21, Mr. Vadim Pristyk was also dismissed as Ukraine’s ambassador to the UK, so it is reported that Defense Minister Reznikov will replace him.
Reznikov, 56, a former lawyer and deputy prime minister of Ukraine, was appointed defense minister in November 2021 on the nomination of President Volodymyr Zelensky.
There is information that if he does not take the post of Minister of Defense, he wants to become Minister of Justice, so he has refused the post of Minister of Strategic Industry of Ukraine.
