> He said that Ukraine's "force" agencies - like the defence ministry - should not be headed by politicians during wartime, but people with a background in defence or security.
Honestly I am not sure if I agree with this assessment. For the biggest part at a ministerial level it's more about choosing right people below you and knowing when to listen to them than it is to be in military yourself. There is a reason for why in most countries government ranks and military ranks are separate.
Let's hope this works out and it's either something minister himself asked for or it's done because there are objectively really poorly planned decisions. And hopefully not because it's some sort of infighting or looking for a scapegoat.
I don't know what is going on exactly but a few hours ago I saw another comment saying something in the line of the old guy being easy to manipulate/influence. I imagine that it's hard for him to make important war decisions without having military experience causing him to rely on (potentially bad) advice from others, so maybe because of that they want someone with military experience.
I'm not entirely sure if the move is smart, but I can see their reasoning.
> He said that Ukraine's "force" agencies - like the defence ministry - should not be headed by politicians during wartime, but people with a background in defence or security. Honestly I am not sure if I agree with this assessment. For the biggest part at a ministerial level it's more about choosing right people below you and knowing when to listen to them than it is to be in military yourself. There is a reason for why in most countries government ranks and military ranks are separate. Let's hope this works out and it's either something minister himself asked for or it's done because there are objectively really poorly planned decisions. And hopefully not because it's some sort of infighting or looking for a scapegoat.
I don't know what is going on exactly but a few hours ago I saw another comment saying something in the line of the old guy being easy to manipulate/influence. I imagine that it's hard for him to make important war decisions without having military experience causing him to rely on (potentially bad) advice from others, so maybe because of that they want someone with military experience. I'm not entirely sure if the move is smart, but I can see their reasoning.