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Zelensky Reshuffles Leadership Amid Peace Talks and Scandal

1/9/2026

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President Volodymyr Zelensky has reshuffled Ukraine's leadership amid ongoing peace negotiations, a power vacuum, and a corruption scandal affecting his administration.
Lieutenant General Oleh Ivashchenko is appointed head of Military Intelligence.
Mykhailo Fedorov is named defense minister as part of the reshuffle.
Observers caution that effectiveness will determine the transition's success.

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Story summary

President Volodymyr Zelensky has reshuffled Ukraine's leadership amid ongoing peace negotiations, a power vacuum, and a corruption scandal affecting his administration.
Lieutenant General Oleh Ivashchenko is appointed head of Military Intelligence.
Mykhailo Fedorov is named defense minister as part of the reshuffle.
Observers caution that effectiveness will determine the transition's success.