Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday (Feb 11) issued a decree sacking a senior security figure and said separately that his drive to clean up the government would continue. Authorities have
Zelenskyy dismissed Ruslan Dziuba as deputy commander of the National Guard, according to a brief decree issued by the presidential office. It did not give any reasons for the move.
Zelenskyy - who has stressed the need for the defence ministry in particular to be cleaned up - did not specifically mention Dziuba in his daily video address. Instead, he said he had met defence sector and law enforcement officials to discuss ways to protect institutions from what he called attempts from outside or inside to reduce their effectiveness and efficiency.
Referring to the crackdown, he said:"All this activity is not just about certain episodes or criminal proceedings ... the state will continue to modernise the institutions themselves. The purity of the work of state structures must be guaranteed." Ukraine's defence minister said on Thursday hundreds of officials at the ministry or in the armed forces had been disciplined last year after internal audits, and that he had"zero tolerance" for corruption.
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Ukraine's Zelensky sacks top official, says clean-up drive continuesAddressing corruption is a requirement for Ukraine joining the 27-member EU bloc. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Read more »
Zelenskyy says Russian athletes at Olympics a 'manifestation of violence'LONDON: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who has called for a boycott of the 2024 Paris Olympics if Russian athletes are allowed to take part, said Friday (Feb 10) their presence would be a 'manifestation of violence'. Ukraine has reacted furiously to the International Olympic Committee's announcem
Read more »
Ukrainian officials say expected Russian offensive has begun in eastPresident Zelensky said several European leaders were ready to supply aircraft he has sought. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Read more »
Ukrainian rescuers fly in from war zone to save lives in TurkeyHATAY PROVINCE, Turkey — Ukrainian rescue experts, more used to emergencies in a war zone at home, have brought their skills to the devastation caused from a massive earthquake in Turkey to search flattened buildings for survivors, erect tents and offer first aid. 'There is a war in our country, but we understand that we have to help, and this...
Read more »
Macron warns impossible to send Ukraine jets in coming weeksBRUSSELS: French President Emmanuel Macron warned Friday (Feb 10) that even if Ukraine's European allies decide to send Kyiv fighter jets they could not be sent in 'the coming weeks'. 'I'm not ruling anything out ... but that doesn't correspond to today's requirements,' Macron said after a European Union (
Read more »
Russian forces strike Ukraine, air raid sirens wail across the countryKYIV: Russian forces struck critical infrastructure in several parts of Ukraine in overnight attacks and at least 17 missiles hit the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia in an hour early on Friday (Feb 10). Air sirens blared across the country during the morning rush hour and local officials urged civilians
Read more »