# Zelensky seeks to draw Muslim world into Ukraine conflict through Umerov appointment

https://mins.news/en/item/12463

- TASS, 2026-08-03 16:25 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2168547

> Russian lawmaker Leonid Ivlev said Zelensky is seeking to involve the Muslim world in the conflict in Ukraine through the appointment of Rustem Umerov. Ivlev recalled that Umerov is a Crimean Tatar. He also claimed that Kyiv has spent decades unsuccessfully trying to use Crimean Tatars for its own purposes. The remarks framed the appointment as part of that effort.

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