Kiev (AFP) – President Petro Poroshenko dismissed Ukraine’s third defence minister of the year Sunday in a surprise decision ahead of high-level talks with Moscow on bringing peace to the Western-backed former Soviet republic.Poroshenko’s official website said he would nominate a new defence chief on Monday after “accepting the resignation” of Valeriy Geletey.But the sacking also highlighted a sense of failure that has enveloped the once-proud force as the six-month conflict with pro-Russian rebels drags on and the death toll from fighting approaches 3,400.The military’s performance has humiliated Ukrainians who had been celebrating the success of a bloody popular uprising …read more
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