President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy introduced newly appointed Minister of Defense Oleksiy Reznikov to the Ministry of Defense and the Armed Forces General Staff.
The President stressed that Oleksiy Reznikov
had established himself as a professional in Deputy Prime Minister - Minister
for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories.
The President also thanked former Minister of
Defense of Ukraine Andriy Taran for his work.
"Andriy Vasyliovych Taran is a
professional man, with which we have launched several very important defence
programs for our army. This is both the missile program and the beginning of a
program to rebuild the Ukrainian fleet," the President said.
The newly-appointed Minister of Defence
Oleksiy Reznikov thanked the President for his support and noted that in the
conditions of Russian aggression, the Ministry of Defense would do everything
necessary to strengthen Ukraine's defence capabilities.
"The Ministry of Defense is a civilian
agency. Its task is to shape defence policy, ensure civilian democratic
control, create conditions for the Armed Forces to perform its function
effectively - to repel the enemy," said Oleksiy Reznikov.
