Kiev’s embattled defence minister quits
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has accepted the resignation of his defence minister, Valery Heletey. |||
Kiev – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Sunday accepted the resignation of his defence minister who has been under fire over a rout of government forces in the east which led to Kiev calling a ceasefire with pro-Russian separatists. Poroshenko’s website said the president had accepted the offer of resignation from Valery Heletey, 47, whom he appointed only in July. It said Poroshenko hoped to present a new ministerial candidate to parliament on Monday. Poroshenko, meanwhile, said he was braced for …read more
Source: Independent Online
