Ukrainian authorities: Geletey fulfilled its function as defense minister – Moskovsky Komsomolets

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President Poroshenko took the resignation of Defense Minister Valery Geletey because he “has fulfilled its function,” and now the Office will be led by a man who put the “other tasks”. This was stated by Advisor to the Ukrainian president Yuriy Lutsenko.

On Sunday evening, the press service of the President of Ukraine said that Poroshenko satisfied resignation Defense Minister Geletey. In a statement on the website of the President noted that “the president stressed that it is time to change the leadership of the Defense Ministry.” In this case, Poroshenko said he intends to submit to parliament Monday presentation on appointment of a new Minister of Defense, which he hopes will be on Tuesday supported by the deputies of the Verkhovna Rada.

In turn, the presidential adviser Yuri Lutsenko the TV channel “Inter” said that in the last week Poroshenko inspected a number of military units and military-industrial complex (MIC), visited the site of a military operation in eastern Ukraine, so “his decision is the end of this logical series.”

“The President believes that Geletey fulfilled its function, and now has to come minister, which will be delivered by other tasks. These tasks will be radically different, so there will be another leader,” – said Lutsenko in answer to the question of whether or not whether the resignation of the Ministry of Defence due to the fact that Poroshenko was not satisfied with his work.

In this case, Advisor to the President of Ukraine noted that during his tenure Geletey “sustained its work”.

On the possible candidates for the post of Defense Minister Lutsenko did not speak, noting that after the announcement of the names of candidates “in combat path next minister becomes clear under what new features in the new phase of the ceasefire appointed new Minister of Defense”.

Earlier, Ukrainian media reported that does not exclude the appointment of the head of the defense department of one of the officers involved in the conduct of military operations in the east of Ukraine.

On the possible resignation Geletey Ukraine talked for a long time. At the time of this bill was even registered in the Verkhovna Rada.

At the end of September, sources close to the speaker of the Ukrainian parliament Arsen Avakov reported that immediately after the scheduled October 26 elections to the Verkhovna Rada of the party leaders ” Fatherland “,” Freedom “,” Radical Party “and” People’s Front “as the main condition for the formation of the pro-presidential parliamentary majority intend to demand the resignation of Geletey. Told then source, “the general dislike of the current Minister of Defence, probably the only thing that unites the main leaders of the race – Tymoshenko Tyagniboka, Ljashko and even Yatsenyuk Turchynov”.

Source then explained that against Geletey Several factors play.

“In the first place, before the counting of votes at Bankovoj will have to call the main culprit of the failure of the ATO (the so-called” anti-terrorist operation “conducted by the Kiev in eastern Ukraine) and, above all, mass death of our military under Ilovaiskaya. Secondly, the list of all parties and movements many members of our volunteer battalions who openly called him a “traitor” – told surrounded Avakova.

Among the main reasons imminent resignation Geletey source called that the Minister of Defense “did not become his in the military” and “its absolute amateurism in military affairs”.