Biden: I am aware of Reznikov's dismissal and the comment is not public

Biden:

I am aware of

Reznikov's dismissal and the comment is not public

US President Joe Biden :

• speaking with reporters, said he knew about the dismissal of

• Ukrainian Defense Minister Alexei Reznikov

• but refrained from publicly commenting on the news.

While in Delaware on Sunday, Biden said he was aware that Zelensky had replaced his secretary of defense. Asked if he had any comment, Biden said, "Not publicly."

Earlier on Sunday evening

• Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky announced that

• he had decided to remove Defence Minister Alexei Reznikov

• from his post and appoint Rustam Umarov to replace him.

For his part :

• the Speaker of the Crimean Parliament

• Vladimir Constantinov, stated that the dismissal of

• Ukrainian Defence Minister Alexei Reznikov

was linked to the failure of the Ukrainian forces' "counter-attack".

The Ukrainian

counter-attack began last June 4

with Kiev deploying NATO-trained brigades carrying Western weapons

including Leopard tanks that were widely deployed on the battlefield

and then making footage of a number of burning military vehicles on

the battlefield resonate widely in the West.

Zelensky :

dismisses Defence Minister Alexei Reznikov

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky announced that

he had decided to remove Defence Minister Alexei Reznikov

from his post and appoint Rustam Umarov to replace him.

Zelensky

in a video message he posted on his Telegram channel

said :

I have decided to replace Ukraine's Minister of Defence.

I believe that the Ministry needs new methods and other forms of

interaction with the military and society as a whole .

He added:

Now Rustam Umarov should take over the ministry.

1. The Ukrainian Parliament knew that person well
2. and Mr. Umarov did not need a definition.
3. I expect Parliament to support this nomination. 

Earlier :

Ukrainian MP Jaroslav Gilzniak confirmed that

the current head of the State Property Fund

Rustam Umarov :

would serve as Defence Minister to succeed Alexei Reznikov

who was appointed Ambassador to Britain.

It should be noted that :

the newspaper Okrayinska Pravda had previously reported that :

Zelensky was looking for a replacement for Reznikov

and there were at least two candidates for the post

Minister of Infrastructure Alexander Kubrakov

and Minister of Strategic Industries Alexander Kamishin.