"I have no expertise". Reznikov to resign as head of Ministry for Strategic Industries

Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov stated that he had not received an offer to be transferred to the post of head of the Ministry for Strategic Industries of Ukraine. He stated this in a commentary to ICTV Facts, - Radio Liberty reports.

"I can comment that this is news to me. I have not had a single conversation about the Ministry for Strategic Industries with the President of Ukraine, the Supreme Commander-in-Chief", - Reznikov said.

According to him, if he had received such an offer, he would have refused the post of head of the Ministry for Strategic Industries of Ukraine.

"If suddenly I received such an offer from the President of Ukraine or the Prime Minister, I would refuse it, because I do not have the expertise that would allow me to be a high-quality Minister of the Ministry for Strategic Industries. Therefore, I think this is a mistake", - the minister added.

The report recalls that head of the Servant of the People parliamentary party Davyd Arakhamia stated the day before that current head of the Defense Ministry Oleksii Reznikov would be transferred to the post of Minister for Strategic Industries to strengthen military-industrial cooperation. Instead of Reznikov, the Ministry of Defense, according to Arakhamia, will be headed by current head of the Main Intelligence Directorate Kyrylo Budanov.

However, on February 6, Arakhamia "cancelled" this week’s defense reshuffle.