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Rustem Umerov, a prominent figure in Ukraine’s political and defense landscape, has recently been appointed as the head of the Foreign Intelligence Service by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. This marks a significant shift in Ukraine’s strategic leadership. Umerov’s involvement in key international negotiations demonstrates his influence in shaping Ukraine's foreign policy. His recent meetings with US representatives, including discussions on military cooperation and security agreements in the Middle East, highlight his active role in strengthening Ukraine’s diplomatic ties. As head of the Foreign Intelligence Service, Umerov is poised to enhance Ukraine’s intelligence capabilities against economic pressures from Russia.
What is Rustem Umerov's current position in Ukraine?
Rustem Umerov serves as the head of the Foreign Intelligence Service in Ukraine. His appointment was confirmed by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, highlighting his significant role in the country's intelligence community and strategic defense planning, including international negotiations and military cooperation.
What recent appointments has President Zelenskyy made?
President Zelenskyy has recently appointed Rustem Umerov as the head of the Foreign Intelligence Service and Klymenko as the Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council. These appointments reflect ongoing personnel changes in response to current strategic necessities in Ukraine.
How is Umerov involved in international negotiations?
Rustem Umerov actively participates in international negotiations, such as meetings with US officials to discuss military cooperation, security agreements, and the release of prisoners of war. His role is pivotal in strengthening Ukraine's foreign relations and defense strategies amidst ongoing regional tensions.
What strategic changes are occurring in Ukraine’s defense sector?
Strategic changes in Ukraine's defense sector include recent appointments made by President Zelenskyy, like Rustem Umerov's leadership of the Foreign Intelligence Service. These are part of broader efforts to enhance defense capabilities and adapt to evolving security challenges, strengthening Ukraine's position both domestically and internationally.
How does Umerov's new role impact Ukraine's foreign policy?
Umerov’s role as head of the Foreign Intelligence Service significantly impacts Ukraine's foreign policy by expanding its intelligence operations and international partnerships. His involvement in negotiating military and security agreements with key global allies aims to fortify Ukraine's defense posture and diplomatic standing.
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"Servant of People" Bezuhla again demands Zaluzhnyi’s resignation: I saw the photo - I blew up. I can’t do it anymore. I tried, I restrained myself People’s Deputy from the Servant of the People faction Mariana Bezuhla demands that Defense Minister Rustem Umierov appeal to the President to dismiss the Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi. 76 611 395
Shabunin: Notary from Yermak’s NGO "took over" DPA at Umierov’s request A notary from an NGO founded by the head of the OP Andrii Yermak helped to "take over" the DPA. 44 152 38
Mobilization rates tripled over year. Next step - TCR reform, - Umierov Over the past year, mobilization rates in Ukraine have tripled. 39 853 79
Ukraine wants to mobilize men who are abroad - Umerov Ukrainians of draft age living outside the country will receive an invitation to appear at the draft points of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. If they do not come, they will face sanctions. 36 318 385
AntAC: NABU registers proceedings against Umierov on grounds of abuse of power The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) has registered proceedings based on a complaint filed by the Anti-Corruption Action Center that Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umierov committed a crime. 34 734 36
Ministry of Defense is considering possibility of inviting to TCR through electronic notifications, - Umerov The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine is considering the possibility of notifying men of the need to report to a territorial recruitment and social support centre via electronic notification. Similar invitations will be sent to men who are citizens of Ukraine and abroad 34 232 347
Mindich pressured Umerov to purchase low-quality bulletproof vests from shady business establishment - Nikolaienko Co-owner of the Kvartal-95 studio, Timur Mindich, was behind the corrupt scheme involving the contract for bulletproof vests. 34 003 78 Previously in trend: Mindich’s business
At meeting with head of FBI, Umerov asked for protection from NABU in Mindich case, - media According to four anonymous sources cited by The Washington Post, during his visit to the United States to discuss a peace plan, Rustem Umerov held closed-door meetings with FBI Director Kash Patel and his deputy Dan Bongino. 33 112 156 Previously in trend: Mindichgate
"Fedorov was suspended because of intrigues of Yermak and Syrskyi, and development of drones stopped," - "servant of people" Bezuhla The shortage of drones at the front is linked to the removal of Mykhailo Fedorov, the head of the Ministry of Digital Transformation, from this area. This was due to intrigues against him by the head of the Presidential Office, Andrii Yermak, and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces,... 32 156 102
"Mutual responsibility": number of MPs help Umerov to "cover up" schemes in Defence Ministry - Bezuhla Zavitnevych, chairman of the Verkhovna Rada's National Security Committee, helps the Minister of Defence to "cover up" schemes in the ministry. 30 170 51
Umerov on dismissal of SOF commander Khorenko: He is now needed in "certain area" Defence Minister Rustem Umerov commented on the dismissal of Viktor Khorenko, commander of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, noting that he is "needed in a certain area now". 26 223 174
Zelenskyy dismissed commander of SOF Khorenko at request of Umerov, - PO The Office of the President claims that the head of state Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed the commander of the Special Operations Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Viktor Khorenko at the request of the Minister of Defense Rustem Umyerov. 26 081 175
"Mr. President, is everything okay? Risk of statehood collapse is growing" - "servant of people" Bezuhla People's Deputy from the Servant of the People party Mariana Bezuhla has announced the "risk of collapse of statehood" due to "lies and corruption at all levels." 23 955 137 Previously in trend: War
Mindich and Umerov discussed defence procurement: "Body armour is big money; it’s just one phone call for you," – media Zelenskyy’s oligarch Tymur Mindich and former Defence Minister Rustem Umerov discussed defence procurement and the company Fire Point. 22 204 53 Previously in trend: Mindichgate
Zelenskyy instructed to prepare comprehensive mobilization plan President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy instructed the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valerii Zaluzhnyi, the Minister of Defense Rustem Umierov and Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal to prepare a comprehensive mobilization plan. 22 019 130
Umerov’s family lives in luxury real estate in US: 7 of 8 properties undeclared – AntAC. PHOTOS The family of Rustem Umerov, Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine and former Minister of Defence, owns eight luxury properties in the United States. These are three apartments in Florida, one in New York and four villas near Miami, 21 821 156 Previously in trend: Umerov income declaration Umerov family luxury real estate in the USA
Russia is already launching 500 drones per night. Ministry of Defence has failed to develop anti-drone protection - Kaleniuk, executive director of AntAC. VIDEO While Russia is scaling up the production of attack drones and using new tactics to launch them, which makes the process of shooting them down much more difficult, the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine is slowing down in making a decision to counter Russian drones. 21 230 179 Previously in trend: Ukrainian Air defence
Umierov commented on possible release of Naiev and Tarnavskyi Minister of Defense of Ukraine Rustem Umierov commented on the possible dismissal of Serhii Naiev from the post of Commander of the Joint Forces and Oleksandr Tarnavskyi from the post of Commander of the Tavria Operational and Strategic Group of Forces of the Defense Forces of Ukraine. 20 825 101 Previously in trend: War
Draft resolution on dismissal of Umierov registered in Rada The Verkhovna Rada registered a draft resolution to dismiss Rustem Umierov from the post of Minister of Defence of Ukraine. 19 758 116
Provision on demobilization was removed from government draft law at request of Syrskyi and Umierov. DOCUMENT The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrskyi, wrote a letter to Defence Minister Rustem Umierov, suggesting that the demobilisation provisions be considered separately from the government’s law on mobilization. 19 730 71
Head of Ministry of Defense Umierov introduced to personnel of SOF new head - Colonel Lupanchuk. PHOTO The Minister of Defence of Ukraine Rustem Umierov introduced the new head of the Special Operations Forces, Colonel Serhii Lupanchuk, to the personnel of the Special Operations Forces. 18 827 57 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War
In six months, Umerov has failed to dismiss Spetstechnoexport head Petrov, who failed to supply army with weapons worth UAH 25 billion – Shabunin In six months, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov has failed to fire the head of Spetstechnoexport, Oleksii Petrov, who failed to supply the army with weapons worth UAH 25 billion. 18 633 36
Did President know?: Media have published new excerpts from Mindich’s conversations with Shefir and Umerov. VIDEO Journalists have published excerpts from a conversation between oligarch Timur Mindich, a close associate of Zelenskyy, and former presidential adviser Serhii Shefir and former defence minister and Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council Rustem Umerov, which were recorded as part... 18 466 91 Previously in trend: Mindichgate
Umerov officially denied any information about "Zaluzhny’s resignation" Defense Minister Rustem Umerov officially denied the information of People’s Deputy Volodymyr Aryev about the request to dismiss Valerii Zaluzhnyi from the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. It should be noted that People’s Deputy Volodymyr Ariev initially published such information, but later deleted it. 18 121 121 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War
Ministry of Defence: Umerov and Zaluzhny visit positions in Eastern direction. PHOTOS Minister of Defence Rustem Umerov and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine General Valeriy Zaluzhny visited the positions of soldiers in the Eastern direction and congratulated them on the Day of the Land Forces. The Minister presented state awards to the soldiers. 17 538 101 Previously in trend: War
Former deputy head of PO Tymoshenko works as advisor to Defense Minister Umierov Kyrylo Tymoshenko, former deputy head of the Presidential Office, has been working as an advisor to Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umierov since March 1. 17 523 197
NABU prepared suspicion against Umerov, - Honcharenko The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) has prepared charges against the secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, Rustem Umerov. 16 968 107 Previously in trend: Mindichgate
Umierov dismisses two deputies of Budanov: this decision was not agreed with head of DIU - media The Minister of Defence of Ukraine Rustem Umierov has decided to dismiss two deputy chiefs of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine Kyrylo Budanov - Viktor Zaitsev and Ihor Ostapenko. 16 288 51
Mindich and Umerov discuss the candidacy of Minister of Defense: Appointing Shmyhal it’s sh#t Zelenskyy's oligarch Tymur Mindich and former Defense Minister Rustem Umerov discussed the appointment of Denys Shmyhal as defense minister in July 2025. 16 269 39 Previously in trend: Mindichgate
MP Khrystenko was not extradited from UAE, but was handed over to SSU on orders of Zelenskyy, - media The MP of the IX convocation from the banned political party OPFL, Fedir Khrystenko, who was detained and arrested today, was not extradited from the UAE, but handed over to the SSU under a political agreement. 16 110 117 Previously in trend: Khrystenko detention
Zaluzhnyi visits Ukrainian Armed Forces positions near Kupiansk. PHOTOS On 9 January, Chief Commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valeriy Zaluzhny visited the positions near the town of Kupiansk in the Kharkiv region. 16 094 100 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War
Umierov on Tymoshenko’s appointment to Defense Ministry: He is responsible for communications. Colleagues say he is great specialist The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine wants all communications of the Defense Forces to have one voice policy, so they were looking for a specialist. Kyrylo Tymoshenko was recommended as a great specialist and was hired. 15 671 118
Syrskyi and Umierov were presented new Ukrainian armored vehicle. VIDEO&PHOTOS Lieutenant General Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and Rustem Umierov, Minister of Defence of Ukraine, were presented new models of state-owned weapons and equipment. 15 565 72
"I appeal to Yermak to take charge of NSDC but not appoint Umerov" – Servant of People Bezuhla Servant of the People MP Mariana Bezuhla appealled to the head of the Presidential Office, Andriy Yermak, not to appoint former Defence Minister Rustem Umerov to the National Security and Defence Council. 15 119 54
Ukraine is preparing response to Russian shelling, - Umerov Defence Minister Rustem Umerov commented on the massive shelling of Ukraine on 26 August, saying that Ukraine was preparing weapons of its own production to respond to the occupiers. 15 111 90 Previously in trend: War
Umierov on death of soldiers of 128th brigade in Zaporizhzhia: We know minute by minute what happened and how. All perpetrators will be punished The investigation into the death of soldiers of the 128th Brigade during the formation in Zaporizhzhia continues. 15 072 66 Previously in trend: War
Zaluzhnyi told Zelenskyy that he would run for president. Bankova tried to dissuade him, - media Valerii Zaluzhnyi, the former commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and current Ukrainian ambassador to the United Kingdom, was invited to Kyiv on the eve of the British prime minister’s resignation. According to available information, during the meeting with him, they discussed... 14 918 166 Previously in trend: Zaluzhnyi on elections Zelenskyy-Zaluzhnyi meeting
We conduct unplanned inspections of TCC and SP in regions, record many violations - Umierov The Ministry of Defence is conducting unannounced inspections of territorial recruitment and social support centres. According to Defence Minister Umierov, there are "many violations". 14 726 66 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War
Village head has right to sign draft notices - Umierov The village head has the right to personally sign draft notices. 14 617 89 Previously in trend: War
There are currently no discussions on mechanisms of conscription from abroad: Ministry of Defense explained Umerov’s statement The Ministry of Defence said that there are currently no discussions on mechanisms for recruiting into the Armed Forces from abroad. 14 265 138 Previously in trend: War
Approaches to training of conscripts must be changed. All our people must be trained and prepared, - Umerov Defense Minister Rustem Umerov took part in the meeting of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities under the chairmanship of the President of Ukraine and with the participation of the Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada, the Prime Minister, the Head of the Office of the President, members of the Government, deputies, heads of the RMA, representatives of local self-government bodies. 14 261 155
In 2022, Ukraine conducted secret indirect negotiations with Russia in consultation with United States - Umerov At the beginning of the full-scale invasion in 2022, Ukraine, through its international partners, conducted secret indirect negotiations with Russia, which had several negotiation directions. 14 259 39 Previously in trend: War
Government withdraws draft law on mobilization. Umierov declares that new version of draft law is ready The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has withdrawn its draft law on mobilization from the Verkhovna Rada. Defense Minister Rustem Umierov said that his team had already prepared a new version of the draft law. 14 230 98
"I’m going into opposition to Zelenskyy and Yermak if they leave Umerov and Syrskyi behind" - Bezuhla Servant of the People MP Mariana Bezuhla insists on the need to dismiss Defense Minister Rustem Umerov and Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi. 13 983 185
Internal audit of Defense Ministry revealed violations worth UAH 10 billion over past 4 months – Umierov The internal audit of the Ministry of Defense over the past 4 months has revealed violations worth more than UAH 10 billion. 13 832 76 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine
Verkhovna Rada appointed Umerov as Minister of Defense The Verkhovna Rada appointed Rustem Umerov as head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. 13 668 172
Umierov destroyed main anti-corruption reform in defense sector by amending charters of DPA and DOT - Shabunin Defense Minister Rustem Umierov has amended the charters of the Defense Procurement Agency (DPA) and the State Logistics Operator (DOT), which undermine the entire essence of the defense procurement reform, which was launched after the scandal with " eggs for 17" under former Defense Minister... 13 551 86 Previously in trend: Defense
Automatic extension of deferments for certain categories of citizens has been launched in "Reserve+" – Ministry of Defense The "Reserve+" application has introduced automatic extension of deferments from mobilization for certain categories. 13 083 24
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