“President Volodymyr Zelensky has considered at least three candidates for the post of Minister of Defense: Minister of Internal Affairs Igor Klimenko, Viceremier -Minister for Innovation – Minister of Digital Transformation of Mikhail Fedorov, his strategic advisor and former Minestrugin head.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: The article of the UE “Zelensky himself chose the premiere and gathered the government”. Who will go there ”
Literally from material: “It would be necessary to appoint someone who is 24/7 living in war, who understands the real state of affairs, who can purely physically give advice with the budget of such a scale, who can establish management processes and, most importantly, who can keep the” defensive secrets “of different groups of influence in power.
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Details: As the UP is known, Zelensky has considered at least three candidates for the post of Minister of Defense: Klimenko, Fedorov and Kamyshin.
The Minister of Internal Affairs Klimenko has refused the proposal of the President. The Viceremier of Innovation – Minister of Digital Transformation of Fedorov and Zelensky Advisor on Kamyshin’s strategic issues “squeezed” due to the lack of good relations with Yermak.
Literally from the article: “Without quality working communication with the head of the OP, it is difficult to work with the Ministers. This is evidenced by the example of the former Viceremer from the restoration of Alexander Kubrakov, who became an exile (not without the participation of Yermak) from the President’s” favorite “.
Details: The person who met all requirements was only one – Denis Shmigal.
Under the appointment of Shmigal, the head of the Mow in the government is about to combine two ministries – defense and strategic industries.
Prehistory:
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, during communication with the press in Rome on July 10, 2025, reported that he was considering the current Defense Minister Rustem Umerov to the post of Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States of America.
- On July 14, Zelensky informed that he suggested the first viceremer-minister-Ministers of Economy Yulia Sviridenko to head the government in which the current Prime Minister Denis Shmigal would hold the post of Minister of Defense.
- Schmigal filed a resignation application on July 15. The release of the premiere means the resignation of the entire government.
- Parliament should consider the prime minister’s statement on the resignation at the meeting on July 16. Voting for the appointment of new heads of government and ministers is planned on July 17.