Zelenskyy proposes Fedorov be appointed defence minister

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has proposed that Mykhailo Fedorov, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, be appointed as the new defence minister.

Source: Zelenskyy in his evening address on 2 January

Quote: "I have also decided to change the working format of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine.

I have proposed to Mykhailo Fedorov that he become the new minister of defence of Ukraine.

Mykhailo is deeply involved in the issues related to the Drone Line and works very effectively on digitalising public services and processes.

Together with all our military, the army command, national weapons producers and Ukraine's partners, we must implement defence-sector changes that will be of help."

Details: Zelenskyy said that Fedorov would be able to implement all the changes and add a stronger technological dimension.

The president added that he had proposed that Denys Shmyhal, who currently heads the Ministry of Defence, lead another area that is "equally important for our resilience".

Background:

• On 2 January, Zelenskyy signed decrees appointing Kyrylo Budanov as head of the President's Office and Oleh Ivashchenko as head of Defence Intelligence of Ukraine.
• Earlier, Zelenskyy had considered Fedorov as a candidate for the post of head of the President's Office.

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