Representatives of the Servant of the People faction prepared amendments within the framework of bill No. 4210 in order to ensure the possibility of appointing a military man as the Minister of Defense of Ukraine without his resignation from service during the period of martial law. This was announced by a deputy from the party, deputy chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence, Maryana Bezuglaya, in an interview with UP..

This document provides for the introduction of certain changes to the legislation on national security and defense of our state in order to strengthen control over the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as improve the leadership of the army and planning in these areas..

Parliament adopted it as a basis on February 16, 2022, before Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. However, the bill has since been put on hold..

" ) under martial law, that is, under the conditions of that full-scale invasion, that war that we have now. And those legislative changes that we have prepared, they are, they have been worked out within the framework of a large bill No. 4210. And we were ready to submit them and vote even in urgent order. And we have a proposal there on the possibility of holding the position of minister of the military only in a state of martial law,” said Bezuglaya..

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The version of the bill No. 4210, adopted by the Rada as a basis in February 2022, did not yet have provisions on the possibility of appointing a military.

Recall that at the beginning of the week it became known that Alexei Reznikov, it seems, was nevertheless decided to remain in the post of Minister of Defense of Ukraine.

According to ZN.

UA, the real reason was that the authorities did not find a legal opportunity to appoint the current head of the GUR Kirill Budanov to this position and keep his shoulder straps. Indeed, the day before, the head of the Servant of the People faction, David Arakhamia, confirmed plans to replace Reznikov with Budanov.

Talk about the possibility of the resignation of the Minister of Defense arose against the backdrop of the ZN investigation. UA regarding corrupt purchases of products for Ukrainian fighters. How "