The Verkhovna Rada has registered a draft resolution No. 9068, which proposes to withdraw MP from the Servant of the People faction Marianna Bezugluya from the National Security, Defense and Intelligence Committee. They want to remove Bezugly from the committee because of the scandal with the bill on the possibility of appointing a military minister as Minister of Defense. The document appeared on the website of the Parliament on February 28. The initiator was the "

“The adoption of this draft act is intended to ensure the effective work of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence under martial law, to eliminate potential threats to the national security of Ukraine,” the explanatory note says..

According to the explanatory note, on February 16, Bezuglaya provided the committee with false information about the preliminary approval by her of the draft law No. 4210 prepared for the second reading. This draft law proposes 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.. True, she could not document her words.. In turn, the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, Kirill Budanov, said that the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense did not support bill No. 4210.

“Thus… Bezuglaya Maryana Vladimirovna deliberately misled the people’s deputies of Ukraine - members of the Committee… which in itself contains signs of a criminal offense under Part 1 of Article 351 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine,” the explanatory note says..

It also says that such actions by Bezuhlya, committed to induce deputies to take or not to take decisions on issues considered by the committee, pose a direct threat to the national security of Ukraine, especially under martial law..

“Such actions of the People’s Deputy of Ukraine Bezuglya Maryana Vladimirovna testify to the improper performance by her, as deputy head of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence, of her duties, and her further work in the Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence creates threats to the national.

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Bill No. 4210 was adopted by the parliament as a basis on February 16, 2022, before Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. However, consideration of the document has since been suspended.. At the same time, the version of bill No. 4210, adopted last year, did not yet have provisions on the possibility of appointing a military.

Over time, 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 about corrupt purchases of products for Ukrainian fighters. How “Teal rats of the Ministry of Defense during the war “saw” on products for the Armed Forces of Ukraine more than during civilian life,” Yuri Nikolov told with all the details.