Ukraine Parliament Reconvenes With 2 Top Ministries Vacant a Month After Fedorov's Dismissal
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Updated · Euronews · Aug 19
Ukraine Parliament Reconvenes With 2 Top Ministries Vacant a Month After Fedorov's Dismissal
3 articles · Updated · Euronews · Aug 19
Summary
Tuesday's return of the Verkhovna Rada leaves Ukraine's defence and foreign ministries still without permanent chiefs, a month after Volodymyr Zelenskyy removed Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov.
Only Zelenskyy can nominate candidates for those posts, but he had not submitted either name before parliament resumed, leaving acting officials to run two of the most sensitive wartime portfolios.
Yevhenii Khmara has overseen the defence ministry since July 16, while Andrii Sybiha stayed on as acting foreign minister after the cabinet reshuffle; Fedorov said he handed Khmara a detailed war plan.
Street protests have continued over Fedorov's removal, with organizers pressing Zelenskyy to justify personnel decisions and preserve Fedorov-backed reforms in procurement, command accountability and drone-led warfare.