Oleksii Reznikov, Ukraine’s defense minister, submitted his resignation, he said Monday, defending his record a day after President Volodymyr Zelensky announced his dismissal. It is the biggest shake-up in Ukraine’s government since Russia’s invasion.
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The removal of Ukraine’s minister of defense after reports of graft and financial mismanagement in his department underscores a key challenge for President Volodymyr Zelensky: stamping out the corruption that had long been widespread in Ukraine.
The arrest of Ihor Kolomoisky, one of Ukraine’s richest men, has been seen as a sign of Ukrainian authorities’ drive to root out corruption. The anti-graft efforts are part of the country’s case for closer integration with the EU.
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