Zelensky sacks wartime defense minister and calls for ‘new approach’ to war with Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has fired his defense minister in the middle of the country’s war with Russia, insisting the government needs a “new approach” to the conflict. In a video address posted on Telegram on Sunday evening, Zelensky announced his decision to dismiss Oleksiy Reznikov from his position and replace him with Rustem Umerov, the head of the State Property Fund. “I have decided to replace the Minister of Defense of Ukraine. Oleksiy Reznikov went through more than 550 days of full-scale war. I believe that the Ministry needs...