Against the background of scandals from the Ministry of Defense, journalist Yuriy Butusov emphasized that the head of this department Oleksiy Reznikov, in addition to negotiations with partners, should also be responsible for the situation in the army together with the military leadership.

The journalist wrote about this in social networks.

"The Armed Forces are directly subordinate to the minister, it is the minister who determines the army's military and personnel policy, organization and distribution of resources, military-technical policy, etc., and all these problems exist in the army, and the minister and his defenders try to ignore them," he assures.

Butusov cited the Law of Ukraine "On National Security", in particular Article 15, which 

describes the duties of the Minister of Defense. 

"The Law of Ukraine on National Security.

Article 15.

Ministry of Defense of Ukraine

2. The powers of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine include the organization of defense planning measures in the defense forces, determination of the principles of military, military personnel and military-technical policy in the field of defense, coordination of the activities of state bodies and local self-government bodies regarding the preparation of the state for defense.

4. The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine is the central body of executive power and military administration under which the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the State Special Service of Transport are subordinated.

6. The Minister of Defense of Ukraine is an ex-officio member of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine and is responsible for the formation of state policy in the field of defense, defense planning, program and resource management, military personnel policy, effective and proper use of defense resources, comprehensive support of life activities, functioning , development and application of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

8. The Minister of Defense of Ukraine exercises leadership of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, military-political and administrative leadership of the Armed Forces of Ukraine directly and through the First Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine, deputies of the Minister of Defense of Ukraine, as well as through the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine."

"The minister forms the policy of the state and is responsible for the army together with the military command. The minister must be responsible for the situation in the army, in the trenches on the front line, including personnel policy, for armaments. Any diplomat instead of Reznikov can also conduct international negotiations, "NATO countries will negotiate with the one whom Ukraine has authorized. And the minister should be responsible for all the problems of the war," Butusov is confident.

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