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Zelensky Replaces Defense Minister, Citing Need for ‘New Approaches’
The fate of the defense minister, Oleksii Reznikov, had been the subject of increasing speculation in Ukraine. It was the biggest shake-up in Ukraine’s government since Russia’s full-scale invasion.
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