Former Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov. Photo: Oleksandr Chekmenov, Ukrainska Pravda

Former Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has said that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy informed him of his intention to appoint Ihor Klymenko as the new defence minister about half an hour before the Servant of the People parliamentary faction meeting.

Source: Fedorov in an interview with Ukrainska Pravda (English translation to be available soon)

Quote: "Half an hour or an hour before the faction meeting, I was informed that Klymenko's candidacy would be submitted."

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