{"id":589824,"date":"2023-09-04T18:21:46","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T15:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/what-to-know-about-rustem-umerov-zelenskys-pick-for-defense-chief\/"},"modified":"2023-09-04T18:21:46","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T15:21:46","slug":"what-to-know-about-rustem-umerov-zelenskys-pick-for-defense-chief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-to-know-about-rustem-umerov-zelenskys-pick-for-defense-chief\/","title":{"rendered":"#What to know about Rustem Umerov, Zelensky\u2019s pick for defense chief"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/GettyImages-1601918413-e1693840747311.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>President Volodymyr Zelensky\u00a0named Rustem Umerov\u00a0as his nominee to replace Minister of Defense Oleksiy Reznikov, citing the need for \u201cnew <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roaches\u201d in its war with Russia.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOleksiy Reznikov has gone through more than 550 days of full-scale war. I believe that the Ministry needs new approaches and other formats of interaction with both the military and society at large. Now Rustem Umerov should lead the Ministry,\u201d Zelensky said Sunday in a statement.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>He said that Umerov, a Crimean Tatar, \u201cdoes not need any additional introductions,\u201d adding that he expected the Parliament to support the candidate.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ti-ukraine.org\/en\/news\/rustem-umerov-new-chairman-of-state-property-fund\/\">Umerov was\u00a0appointed<\/a>\u00a0by the Verkhovna Rada to be chairman of Ukraine\u2019s State Property Fund in September 2022 and was\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ti-ukraine.org\/en\/news\/rustem-umerov-new-chairman-of-state-property-fund\/\">tasked\u00a0to lead the processes<\/a>\u00a0of privatization and lease in the state.<\/p>\n<p>Umerov, 41, is a lawmaker in the country\u2019s Holos party \u2014 the opposition to Zelensky\u2019s party. Throughout his time in public service, he has taken on critical roles in aiding Ukraine\u2019s efforts against Russia by serving as a chief negotiator for the Black Sea grain deal last year and by negotiating for the release of prisoners.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI survived the resettlement back home to my historical homeland in Crimea,\u201d he told\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/forbes.ua\/money\/rustem-umerov-dopomagav-zvilnyati-viyskovopolonenikh-a-teper-khoche-reformuvati-fond-derzhmayna-yaki-u-nogo-plani-intervyu-18102022-9071?fbclid=IwAR1iev-7JNXW9hinOxuDfw_nE22zAkA4MmQGtsmbIKZpwxLfIjTQVy2QIjY\">Forbes in an interview<\/a> last year. \u201cI know what reintegration is, and I know what temporary occupation is. Therefore, it is not a blanket statement to me what human rights are. For the last eight years I have been involved in the issue of exchange of political prisoners and prisoners of war. I am very concerned about this matter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He was also one of the Ukrainian peace negotiators who, alongside Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, reportedly showed symptoms of poisoning after a meeting in Kyiv last year,\u00a0The Wall Street Journal\u00a0reported.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a> Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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