Oleksii Reznikov
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Oleksii Reznikov | |
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Олексій Резніков | |
Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Minister of Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories | |
In office 4 March 2020 – 3 November 2021[1] | |
President | Volodymyr Zelenskyy |
Prime Minister | Denys Shmyhal |
Preceded by | Oksana Koliada |
Succeeded by | Iryna Vereshchuk |
Personal details | |
Born | Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | 18 June 1966
Political party | Independent |
Other political affiliations | European Solidarity |
Education | University of Lviv |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Soviet Union |
Branch/service | Soviet Air Forces |
Years of service | 1984–1986 |
Rank | Sergeant |
Oleksii Yuriiovych Reznikov (
Early life and education
Reznikov was born on 18 June 1966 in Lviv, which was then part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic in the Soviet Union. His father, Yurii Reznikov was a professor, Master of Sports in Acrobatics, Provost of the Lviv State Institute of Physical Culture. His mother, Olena Reznikova, was a neurologist at Lviv neuropsychiatric clinic, Master of Sports in Rhythmic Gymnastics.[citation needed]
From 1984 to 1986, Reznikov served in the Soviet Air Forces, serving with the 806th Bombardment Aviation Regiment at Lutsk and Military Unit 87358 at Novohrad-Volynskyi.[6]
Reznikov attended
In addition to Ukrainian, Reznikov is fluent in Russian, English, and Polish.[citation needed]
Professional career
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Reznikov received a lawyer's certificate in 1994.[7]
Reznikov's professional career began during his last year of university, when he co-founded the brokerage company Galicia Securities. Between 1999 and 2002, he served as the Deputy Head of the Ukrainian Legislation Centre in Kyiv. He also established Pravis law firm (later Reznikov, Vlasenko and Partners), which, in 2006, merged with the law firm Magister and Partners to become Magisters.
In 2009 and 2010, Magisters won the Chambers Europe Award. In 2010, British magazine The Lawyer named Magisters the best law firm in Russia and the CIS. In 2011, Magisters was subject of a friendly takeover by Egorov, Puginsky, Afanasiev and Partners, an international group with offices in London, Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Kyiv, Minsk and Washington, D.C. Until 3 July 2014, Reznikov headed the Department for Disputes and served as General Counsel of Egorov, Puginsky, Afanasiev and Partners.
During his law practice, Reznikov defended then-presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko before the Supreme Court of Ukraine, and the third round of the 2004 Ukrainian presidential election was annulled.
Reznikov represented B. Fuksman and O. Rodnyanskiy in their case against the "Studio 1 + 1" in the company of
On 20 June 2014, Reznikov's advocacy license (originally issued on 10 March 1994) was suspended, due to his appointment as the Secretary of the Kyiv City Council.
In November 2018, Reznikov renewed his legal practice as a partner at the Asters Law Firm. Oleksii focuses on alternative dispute resolution including: expert determination, negotiation, facilitation, conciliation, mediation, fact-finding, early neutral evaluation, settlement conference and settlement agreements.
Reznikov stopped his right to practice law in March 2020.[7] The National Bar Association of Ukraine renewed Reznikov's right to practice law on 16 January 2024 "on the basis of his application."[7]
Political career
In the 2014 Kyiv local election, Reznikov was elected to Kyiv City Council's 7th convocation as a member of Solidarity.[5] Reznikov served as chairman of the Kyiv City Council Commission for the Restitution of the Rights of the Rehabilitated. On 19 June 2014, Reznikov was appointed Deputy Mayor – Secretary of the Kyiv City Council.[5]
Reznikov has served in multiple positions, including as head of Ukraine's National delegation in
On 18 September 2019, President
On 4 March 2020, Reznikov was appointed
Defence Minister
On 1 November 2021, Reznikov submitted his letter of resignation from the
In December 2021 Reznikov stated that Germany had vetoed Ukraine's purchase of anti-drone rifles and anti-sniper systems via the NATO Support and Procurement Agency.[12]
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 26 February 2022, two days after
In December 2022, Reznikov falsely claimed that a new wave of Russian mobilisation would begin on 5 January 2023, but this didn't happen.[14]
In February 2023, the head of the Servant of the People parliamentary bloc, Davyd Arakhamia, stated that Reznikov would be replaced by Kyrylo Budanov as defence minister.[15] This change did not take place, however. On 5 March 2023, Reznikov stated that the Russians were losing around 500 men killed and wounded in action every day fighting for Bakhmut, saying that Russian soldiers were just "cannon fodder" in the Kremlin's "meat grinder tactics".[16]
In May 2023, he urged ethnic Bashkirs from the Russian republic of Bashkortostan not to participate in the war against Ukraine, saying that "thousands of Bashkir men have died or became disabled" because of Putin's imperial ambitions. He said that when he served in the Soviet Air Forces, a Bashkir was one of his closest friends.[17]
In June 2023, he said that Ukraine was willing to accept China as a mediator for peace talks between Russia and Ukraine only if Beijing could convince Russia to withdraw from all the territories it had occupied. According to Reznikov, it seems that China could influence Russia.[18] Reznikov said that the peace plans presented by China, Brazil or Indonesia are attempts at mediation on behalf of Russia, saying that "they all currently want to be mediators on Russia’s side. That’s why this sort of mediation currently doesn’t fit for us at all because they aren’t impartial".[19]
On 6 July 2023, US President Joe Biden authorized the provision of cluster munitions to Ukraine in support of a Ukrainian counter-offensive against Russian forces in Russian-occupied southeastern Ukraine. Reznikov welcomed the decision and said that "As we got in May 2022 155-millimeter artillery systems, it became a game changer. In July, we got different types of [Multiple Launch Rocket Systems] it became [the] next game changer … And I hope that cluster munitions [become] a next game changer as weaponry or ammunition for liberation of our temporarily occupied territories."[20]
Resignation
For the first time, information about Reznikov's resignation appeared after several high-ranking officials, including deputy defense ministers, were fired in Ukraine in early 2023 due to corruption scandals. Over the next few months, it became known about a number of scandals involving the purchase of products (well known as "Eggs for 17 hryvnias") and ammunition for the military by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine at inflated prices, and Reznikov's resignation was again talked about. According to a source of The New York Times in the Office of the President of Ukraine, the reshuffle in the leadership of the Ukrainian department occurred for three reasons: the Ukrainian authorities believe that a new military leadership is needed due to the protracted war, Reznikov is criticized by civil society and the media against the background of corruption scandals, in addition, he himself expressed a desire to resign.[21]
On 3 September, President
Personal life
Reznikov was the director of the amateur short films "People-quad" and "People-ATV: Elusive Again."
In 2009, he took part in the Silk Way Rally in the Dakar Series as a co-pilot and navigator. The rally took place on the territory of three countries (Russia, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan) and Karakum Desert.
- Two-time silver medallist of the Ukraine trophy-raid (2011–2012);
- Champion of the Ukraine trophy-raid (2013);
- Master of Sport of Ukraine in Motorsport.
Reznikov is of Jewish heritage.[24] In 2020, he married television presenter Yulia Yaroslavivna Zoriy.[25]
Honours and awards
- In 2019, at a reception dedicated to Independence Day, the Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to Ukraine Silver Cross of Merit.
- In 2022, the Minister of Defence of Denmark Morten Bødskov presented Oleksii Reznikov with an award "For outstanding leadership during wartime" – the Medal of the Minister of Defence .
References
- ^ a b "Parliament sacks Deputy Prime Minister Reznikov". Ukrinform. 3 November 2021.
- Radio Free Europe(4 November 2021)
- ^ Ukraine's defence minister Oleksii Reznikov dismissed (3 September 2023)
- ^ a b Kitsoft. "Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine - Verkhovna Rada has appointed the new composition of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine". www.kmu.gov.ua. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ a b c Oleksiy Reznikov elected as Kyiv City Council Secretary, Interfax-Ukraine (19 June 2014)
(in Ukrainian) The Secretary of the Council have chosen a partner of the defender of Tymoshenko, Espreso TV (19 June 2014) - ^ "Міністр оборони Рєзніков 2 роки служив у Радянській армії і має звання "сержант запасу"". kp.ua. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ a b c "Ex-Defense Minister Reznikov became a lawyer again". Ukrainska Pravda (in Ukrainian). 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ Zelensky appoints lawyer, ex-secretary of Kyiv Council Reznikov to represent Ukraine in political subgroup in Minsk, Interfax-Ukraine (18.09.2019)
- Radio Free Europe(November 2021)
- ^ Ukrainian Lawmakers Approve Reznikov As New Defense Minister, Radio Free Europe (4 November 2021)
- ^ "Ukraine profile - Timeline". BBC News. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ Olearchyk, Roman; Hall, Ben (12 December 2021). "Ukraine blames Germany for 'blocking' Nato weapons supply". Financial Times.
- ^ Sonne, Paul; Khurshudyan, Isabelle; Morgunov, Serhiy; Khudov, Kostiantyn (24 August 2022). "Battle for Kyiv: Ukrainian valor, Russian blunders combined to save the capital". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 28 August 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ Titov, Alexander (28 September 2023). "Ukraine war: Putin avoids further mobilisation while Kyiv suffers manpower shortage". The Conversation. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ "Ukraine's defence minister to be moved from post, says Zelenskiy ally". The Guardian. 5 February 2023.
- ^ "Ukraine updates: Bakhmut residents flee as Russia presses in". DW. 5 March 2023.
- ^ "Ukraine's Defence Minister addresses Bashkirs: Take your people away from Ukraine, Kremlin has lost". Ukrainska Pravda. 23 May 2023.
- ^ "If Xi gets Putin to send Russia's troops home, he can broker peace: Ukraine Defence Minister". The Straits Times. 5 June 2023.
- ^ "Chinese and Indonesian 'peace plans' really just Russia proxies, says DM Reznikov at NV event". The New Voice of Ukraine. 8 June 2023.
- ^ "Ukraine says cluster munitions will be 'game changer' against Russia". Politico. 11 July 2023.
- ^ "В Украине сменится министр обороны. Вместо Алексея Резникова планируют назначить Рустема Умерова, участвовавшего в переговорах с Россией Это вряд ли скажется на ситуации на фронте". Meduza (in Russian). Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ Яворська, Тетяна. "Рустем Умєров: що відомо про майбутнього очільника Міноборони". Espreso TV. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ Adams, Paul; Cursino, Malu (3 September 2023). "Ukraine's defence minister Oleksii Reznikov dismissed". BBC. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ ToI Staff. "Ukraine minister: 'Israeli politicians will be ashamed they didn't stand with Kyiv'". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ "Deputy Prime Minister Reznikov married a famous TV presenter who is fit for his daughter: photo". Klymenko timez. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
External links
- Media related to Oleksii Reznikov at Wikimedia Commons
- Quotations related to Oleksii Reznikov at Wikiquote
- O. Reznikov speech at the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe (on 16 October 2014) [permanent dead link]
- Mme Badlilita M Reznikov M Chiveri - interview during the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe
- Appearances on C-SPAN