Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Photo: Ukrainian President's Office
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he has not yet submitted the candidacy of Ihor Klymenko, the former interior minister, for the post of defence minister to parliament, but believes he is capable of overcoming "shameful busification practices" during mobilisation. [Busification is the controversial practice of forced mobilisation in which recruitment officers detain men in public, often bundling them onto minibuses to transport them to enlistment offices – ed.]
Source: Zelenskyy at a press conference on 16 July
Quote: "As for Klymenko, he is being considered as one of the candidates. Yes, he is being considered, but I have not yet submitted the relevant documents to parliament."
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