Zelenskyy nominates Rustem Umyerov as Ukraine’s new defense minister
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is nominating Rustem Umyerov as defense minister, he said on Sunday, to replace Oleksii Reznikov, in a move that has been expected for some time.
Umyerov is the head of the Ukrainian State Property Fund.
Zelenskyy will submit a proposal to parliament to adopt the decision, he said during his evening video broadcast.
Reznikov spent 550…