Oleksii Reznikov, one of Ukraine’s better known figures internationally, has been under pressure after it emerged the defence ministry paid two or three times the supermarket price of food to supply troops on the frontline.
“No one is in the chair for his whole life”” Reznikov said, before stressing that any decision about his appointment was up to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy of Ukraine in accordance with the constitution”.
Such generalised comments are unlikely to kill off the speculation of the last 24 hours, suggesting that Reznikov might quit or be moved by Zelenskiy, and be replaced by Kyrylo Budanov, the head of Ukraine’s military intelligence.
On Saturday, an opposition MP, Oleskiy Honcharenko, said there was a high probability” Rezniknov would be moved to work as the deputy to Andriy Yermak, Zelenskiy’s chief of staff. Similar speculation appeared in Ukrainian media yesterday.
Reznikov used the press conference to highlight the western weapons that Ukraine has gradually obtained over the past year, from artillery to tanks, and argued that therefore we can say today we are de facto a Nato country”.
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