THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - New Ukrainian Defense Chief Installed as Predecessor Calls for Wartime Elections.
Ukraine's leadership faces fresh challenges as a new defense minister is appointed amidst protests, corruption allegations, and calls for wartime elections.
Volodymyr Zelensky’s leadership in Ukraine is facing fresh challenges, as the former Minister of Defense and Acting Head of the Security Service calls for fresh elections . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Ukraine ’s parliament appointed former special forces operative Yevhenii Khmara as Minister of Defense, equivalent to the U.S. Secretary of War, on Wednesday, hours after his predecessor, Mykhailo Fedorov, called for wartime elections, over two years after President Volodymyr Zelensky ‘s current term was supposed to end. Khmara takes over as Ukraine faces continued Russian missile attacks and battlefield pressure, while Zelensky confronts growing criticism over recent government shake-ups. DETAIL: The removal last month of Fedorov,…Open