Ukraine Defense Minister Fired Putin Orders Pullback
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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko dismissed Defense Minister Valeriy Geletey yesterday after Russia announced it was pulling back forces from Ukraine’s borders.
Poroshenko said he’ll present a new defense minister candidate to parliament in Kiev today and that he expects to win approval tomorrow for the person, whom he didn’t identify. This will “strengthen power structures and defense capability of Ukraine,” Poroshenko said in the statement published on his website.