Ukraine appoints new defence minister and confirms energy minister in second vote

Yahoo
Yahoo
6h ago
Ukraine’s parliament confirmed Mykhailo Fedorov as defence minister and appointed Denys Shmyhal as energy minister and first deputy prime minister in a second attempt.
Ukraine appoints new defence minister and confirms energy minister in second vote
A What happened
A majority of 277 lawmakers voted to appoint Mykhailo Fedorov as defence minister. President Volodymyr Zelensky had nominated Fedorov, and a vote was not scheduled the previous day because there were not enough lawmakers in parliament. Denys Shmyhal was appointed energy minister and first deputy prime minister after being dismissed a few days earlier as defence minister.

Takeaways

Ukraine’s parliament confirmed new leadership for the defence ministry and reassigned the former defence minister to senior roles in the energy ministry and government.

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Climate & Environment Energy World & Politics Governance Security & Defense

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