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Zelenskyy appoints chief negotiator as head of foreign intelligence
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed Rustem Umerov, Kyiv’s chief negotiator and former Defense Minister, as head of the Foreign Intelligence Service. Ihor Klymenko, previously minister of internal affairs, will take over as secretary of the National Security and Defense Council. The appointments are part of a broader security leadership reshuffle announced by Zelenskyy.
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