Zelenskyy Names Umerov Spy Chief, Klymenko NSDC Secretary as 31 July Fedorov Protests Persist
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Updated · Euronews · Aug 3
Zelenskyy Names Umerov Spy Chief, Klymenko NSDC Secretary as 31 July Fedorov Protests Persist
3 articles · Updated · Euronews · Aug 3
Summary
Rustem Umerov was appointed head of Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service on Aug. 3, while former Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko took over as secretary of the National Security and Defence Council.
Zelenskyy said Umerov will still help lead Kyiv’s role in the US-backed peace process and coordinate the Drone Deal initiative with foreign partners, including in the Middle East.
The reshuffle has not eased the crisis sparked by Mykhailo Fedorov’s dismissal: Ukraine’s defence ministry has gone more than two weeks without a full-time minister, and protesters are still demanding his return.
Kyiv saw what organizers called the biggest protest since the 2014 Revolution of Dignity on July 31, and protest leaders say demonstrations will continue even after Zelenskyy replaced army chief Oleksandr Syrskyi with Mykhailo Drapatyi.