{"id":669994,"date":"2026-01-02T23:42:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T23:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/669994\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T23:42:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T23:42:16","slug":"zelenskyy-proposes-fedorov-as-defence-minister-in-shake-up-of-ukraines-top-posts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/669994\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelenskyy proposes Fedorov as defence minister in shake-up of Ukraine&#8217;s top posts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p textalign=\"left\" class=\"\">The proposed appointment comes as part of a broader leadership reshuffle announced by Zelenskyy on Friday.<\/p>\n<p textalign=\"left\" class=\"\">In a separate decision, the Ukrainian president appointed military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov as head of the presidential office, following the resignation of Andriy Yermak amid a widening corruption scandal.<\/p>\n<p textalign=\"left\" class=\"\">In a statement posted on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/2007053400261681610\">X<\/a>, Zelenskyy said the decision reflected the country\u2019s need to intensify its focus on security, defence development and the diplomatic track of negotiations.<\/p>\n<p textalign=\"left\" class=\"\">&#8220;At this stage, Ukraine needs increased focus on security, the development of defence and security forces, and the diplomatic path,&#8221; he said, adding that Budanov had the experience and capacity to deliver results.<\/p>\n<p textalign=\"left\" class=\"\">Budanov has led Ukraine\u2019s military intelligence directorate since 2020, during which time the agency expanded its role and visibility in the war with Russia. <\/p>\n<p textalign=\"left\" class=\"\">In a separate statement, Budanov confirmed he had accepted the new role, describing it as a responsibility at a critical moment for the country\u2019s strategic security.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The proposed appointment comes as part of a broader leadership reshuffle announced by Zelenskyy on Friday. In a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":669995,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7654],"tags":[2000,299,657],"class_list":{"0":"post-669994","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ukraine","8":"tag-eu","9":"tag-europe","10":"tag-ukraine"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115828158833346250","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/669994","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=669994"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/669994\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/669995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=669994"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=669994"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=669994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}