shmyhal

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has formally submitted the candidacy of Denys Shmyhal, Ukraine’s former Prime Minister, for the position of Minister of Defense to the Verkhovna Rada. This move comes amid a broader government reshuffle, with Shmyhal stepping down from his role as Prime Minister. If the Verkhovna Rada will vote, he will replace Rustem Umerov, who currently holds the post. […]

First and foremost, the shake-up in Ukraine’s cabinet are not because President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has finally realized that the state governance system created by his six “effective managers” is completely inadequate for wartime conditions. No, these changes are a projection of external pressure – particularly from Europe (or the U.S.). The EU has been forced to take over most of […]