On Thursday evening, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Ukrainians about his newly appointed Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, who, according to him, can “reboot” the Ministry of Defense, given that Ukraine needs “results” at the moment. News.ro.

Volodymyr ZelenskyiPhoto: President of Ukraine / Zuma Press / Profimedia

“Results are what Ukraine now needs from everyone, at all levels, from everyone who fights for Ukraine, who works for Ukraine, who supports us in the world,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a nightly video message.

The new Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Rustem Umerov, is a strong, systematic person, who knows the defense sphere well, Zelenskyi noted. “From the first days of the full-scale war, he participated in the negotiations on weapons for Ukraine, very delicate but effective negotiations.

He also participates in negotiations for the release of our people from Russian captivity. Rustem also has important results for Ukraine in this regard. He can resume the activities of the Ministry of Defense. This is exactly what we need now,” said Zelensky.

He also wanted to congratulate the scouts, whom he called “heroes”, on the Day of Military Intelligence of Ukraine. “We all understand how strong our intelligence officers are – real courage, strong results,” Zelenskyy said of intelligence under the leadership of General Kyril Budanov.

Regarding international negotiations, Zelenskyi said that during the day he spoke with Prime Minister of Great Britain Rishi Sunak, who will take part in the G20 summit in India this weekend, as well as with Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu. “Of course, the main topic is security,” Zelenskyy said.

“We had several important meetings regarding our international activities. In September of this year, we should achieve very specific results in our work with our partners. It is about a new weapon for Ukraine – we are preparing news – and about our diplomatic efforts to unite even more countries to restore peace throughout our territory,” said the Kyiv leader, without providing specific details. “We are preparing more global pressure on Russia,” he added.

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