Thursday, July 3, 2014

Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, has ratified the choice of President Petro Poroshenko for the new defense minister
 
Valery Geletey became head of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry on Thursday. Two hundred and sixty members of the Rada voted in favor of Geletey. The 46-year-old colonel-general earlier served as the head of security at the presidential and parliamentary administration.
Poroshenko also appointed General Viktor Muzhenko as a new head of General Staff. His predecessor, Mikhail Kutsyi, earlier received severe injuries and brain concussion in the ongoing military action and is currently in hospital.

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko (R) congratulates Ukraine's new Defence minister Valeriy Geletey after the parliement approved his appointment in parliament in Kiev on July 3, 2014. (AFP Photo / Anatoliy Stepanov)
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko (R) congratulates Ukraine's new Defence minister Valeriy Geletey after the parliement approved his appointment in parliament in Kiev on July 3, 2014. (AFP Photo / Anatoliy Stepanov)

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