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G7 Urges Ukraine to Resolve Defense Procurement Scandal

1/29/2025

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G7 ambassadors are pressing Ukraine to address the turmoil within the Defense Procurement Agency after Defense Minister Rustem Umerov controversially ousted director Maryna Bezrukova, defying a board vote to keep her. This decision has sparked an investigation by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau, casting a shadow over the integrity of military procurement processes.

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G7 ambassadors are pressing Ukraine to address the turmoil within the Defense Procurement Agency after Defense Minister Rustem Umerov controversially ousted director Maryna Bezrukova, defying a board vote to keep her. This decision has sparked an investigation by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau, casting a shadow over the integrity of military procurement processes.