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Zelensky Appoints Umerov As Foreign Intelligence Chief. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed chief negotiator and former Defence Minister Rustem Umerov as head of the country's Foreign Intelligence Service. Umerov replaces his role as secretary of the National Security and Defence Council, with former Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko taking over the position. Klymenko had been widely seen as the leading candidate to replace former Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, who was dismissed during last month's cabinet reshuffle. The appointments are part of a wider overhaul of Ukraine's wartime leadership announced by Zelensky in July. The reshuffle also included the dismissal of Commander-in-Chief General Oleksandr Syrskyi and other senior officials. Zelensky said the changes were needed to bring "more strength" to Ukraine's wartime leadership. As intelligence chief, Umerov will oversee diplomacy, defence cooperation, negotiations with the U.S. and other partners, and talks aimed at ending the war. Umerov will also continue supervising work on the EU–Ukraine Drone Deal while remaining a key figure in negotiations with Russia.
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