Zelensky nominates candidates to posts of defense, foreign ministers

TASS · 🇺🇦 public Ukraine · Aug 18, 2026 · 87 words

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What to know about Zelensky nominates candidates to posts of defense, foreign ministers

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has nominated Yevgeny Khmara for defense minister and Andrey Sibiga for foreign minister. Lawmaker Irina Gerashchenko stated that the nominations have been received by the Verkhovna Rada and will undergo committee review before a parliamentary vote.

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What happened

Vladimir Zelensky officially nominated Yevgeny Khmara as Ukraine’s defense minister and Andrey Sibiga as the foreign minister to the country’s parliament, Verkhovna Rada, lawmaker Irina Gerashchenko said.

Why it matters

"Right now, Verkhovna Rada received Zelensky’s nominations to the posts of the defense and foreign ministers, Khmara and Sibiga, respectively," she wrote on Telegram.

Common ground

In her words, the candidates are expected to meet with parliamentary factions on Tuesday.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 3 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Vladimir Zelensky officially nominated Yevgeny Khmara as Ukraine’s defense minister”

CORROBORATED

Multiple independent sources, including France 24 and a YouTube report (likely from a news outlet), confirm that President Zelensky nominated Yevheny Khmara for the position of Defence Minister.

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web search NEUTRAL — President Volodymyr Zelensky nominated Yevheny Khmara for parliamentary approval to become Defence minister. Khmara served as acting minister following the abrupt dismissal of his predecessor, Mykhail…
https://www.france24.com/en/volodymyr-zelensky-names-new-def…

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web search NEUTRAL — Vladimir Zelensky has proposed to appoint Yevgeny Khmara as Ukraine’s defense minister, according to materials on meetings between the candidate and factions in the Verkhovna Rada, published by lawmak…
https://tass.com/world/2174709

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Claim 2: “Vladimir Zelensky officially nominated Andrey Sibiga as the foreign minister to the country’s parliament, Verkhovna Rada”

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The nomination of Andrey Sibiga as foreign minister is reported by TASS and confirmed by Pravda EN, which notes he was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs on September 5.

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web search NEUTRAL — Vladimir Zelensky officially nominated Yevgeny Khmara as Ukraine’s defense minister and Andrey Sibiga as the foreign minister to the country’s parliament, Verkhovna Rada, lawmaker Irina Gerashchenko s…
https://tass.com/world/2174693

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web search NEUTRAL — "In coordination with Vladimir Zelensky, the government appointed Yevgeny Khmara as acting defense minister and Andrey Sibiga as acting foreign minister," he wrote on Telegram.
https://tass.com/world/2161789

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web search NEUTRAL — Andriy Sibiga, who was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine on September 5, has 27 years of experience in diplomacy. In this position, he replaced the youngest head of the department in Uk…
https://news-pravda.com/world/2024/09/05/724223.html

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Claim 3: “lawmaker Irina Gerashchenko said... "Right now, Verkhovna Rada received Zelensky’s nominations to the posts of the defense and foreign ministers, Khmara and Sibiga, respectively," she wrote on Telegram.”

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The specific statement by lawmaker Irina Gerashchenko regarding the nominations of Khmara and Sibiga being received by the Verkhovna Rada is reported by TASS and corroborated by other reports mentioning the nominations were submitted and confirmed by Stefanchuk.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, as part of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Russian military crossed the Russia–Ukraine and Belarus–Ukraine borders into northern Ukraine, entering the oblasts (regions) …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_front_of_the_Russian_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russian census identified that there were more than 5,864,000 Ukrainians and Ukrainian citizens living in Russia in 2015, representing over 4.01% of the total population of the Russian Federation…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainians_in_Russia

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web search NEUTRAL — "Right now, Verkhovna Rada received Zelensky’s nominations to the posts of the defense and foreign ministers, Khmara and Sibiga, respectively," she wrote on Telegram. In her words, the candidates are …
https://tass.com/world/2174693

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