Vote on Klymenko’s appointment could be delayed, suggesting the presidential team may not yet have secured enough support in the Verkhovna Rada.

A decision to replace a popular figure widely seen as competent would likely prove controversial with both Ukrainian politicians and wider Ukrainian society.

The meeting comes in a week when rumors and speculation that Fedorov could be replaced as defense minister have reached fever pitch.

Ukrainian lawmakers will vote on a new government today. Protests erupted over the dismissal of reformist Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov. This move has rattled faith in…