Ukrainian lawmakers have approved Denys Monastyrskiy as the country’s new interior minister, replacing Arsen Avakov, who resigned this week.
Monastyrskiy is a 41-year-old lawmaker from President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s Servant of the People party.
RFE/RL: Ukrainian parliament approves Denys Monastyrskiy as new Interior Minister
Denys Monastyrsky addresses the parliament before the vote to appoint him as the new interior minister, on July 16, 2021. He was appointed with 271 votes.
