PoliticsVerkhovna Rada approves Ukraine’s new foreign and defense ministers
Ukraine’s parliament approved Andrey Sibiga as foreign minister with 266 votes and Yevgeny Khmara as defense minister with 312. Protests over former defense minister Mikhail Fyodorov’s dismissal have continued for 34 days, with demonstrators also calling for the removal of armed forces chief Alexander Syrsky.
Verkhovna Rada approves Ukraine’s new foreign and defense ministers