Former Ukrainian Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov stated that his efforts to overhaul the military’s procurement system were the main reason behind his dismissal. Fedorov, a technical expert seen by many as an agent for change in the nearly 4-1/2-year-old war against Russia, told the media outlet Ukrainska Pravda that the proposed changes met resistance from officials inside and around the ministry.
Procurement System Overhaul
Fedorov said his first undertaking in office was to introduce a tender system for procurement. He saw pressure “from all sides as part of the process. That meant you needed simply to rebuild the foundation and the issue will be resolved.”
Fedorov was dropped from President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s cabinet and replaced by Yevhenii Khmara, previously head of the SBU security service, in a shake-up that also saw Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko removed.
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