Zelenskyy offers Fedorov post of military innovation vice PM

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he had offered former defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov several positions, the latest being the post of deputy prime minister for military innovation, Zelenskyy said at a press conference with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin in Kyiv on Thursday, Report informs via RBC-Ukraine.

"I believe that Mykhailo ([Fedorov] is part of the team. I offered him several positions, and the latest one, without going into the details of all our meetings, is deputy prime minister of Ukraine for military innovation," Zelenskyy said.

He also said he had offered former Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko the post of Ukraine's ambassador to the United States.

"It is no longer a secret that I offered Yuliia Svyrydenko the position of ambassador to the United States," he said.

The president added that he is also considering a new position for Rustem Umerov.