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Ukrainian journalist Yuri Butusov accepted the offer become an independent advisor to Defense Minister Andrei Taran.
He wrote about this on his Facebook page after a meeting with the Defense Minister. The journalist clarified that they offered him four positions in the department.
“It turns out that this urgency and publicity of the call was due to the fact that the minister offered me four positions:
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Head of the Department of Regulatory and Methodological Support and Monitoring of Real Estate and Land of the Ministry of Defense;
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Head of one of the directorates of the military-technical policy department;
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Head of the Information Policy Directorate (this is a new name in the structure of the Ministry of Defense);
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Autonomous advisor to the Minister of Defense on a voluntary basis to cover the problems of incompetence and corruption in the structures of the Ministry of Defense and the Armed Forces of Ukraine, without salary, without position, without any authority, that is, I continue to work as a journalist ”.
Butusov said.
The journalist clarified that agreed to serve as an advisor for two months… He stressed that this will not affect the journalist’s work.
“For me it is:
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Recognition of the objectivity of my articles on the situation in the Ministry of Defense, and recognition by the Minister of the need to respond to criticism. There was not even any kind of political support raised, about public relations, so, as everyone understands, nothing will change in my work as a journalist.
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An opportunity to check how the ministry reacts to my articles, how quickly I will now receive comments, given that I will now sign information at the Ministry of Defense until February 20, 2021 as “voluntary advisor to the Minister of Defense”.
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Confirmation of the need for real structural reforms in the Ministry of Defense, as well as the completion of the investigation of high profile cases.
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In two months I will make a series of materials on the problems of defense planning and army development, and in two months, on February 20, I will make a final report.
Based on the results of which, I will inform you if I will continue to be an advisor or resign my status for specific reasons, ”said the journalist.
In addition, Butusov stressed that the positions offered to him do not affect anything in the Ministry of Defense and do not ensure decision-making.
As OBOZREVATEL previously reported, the Defense Ministry offered Butusov a “ministerial post”, and then the head of the department invited him to a personal meeting.
