Ukraine parliament reconvenes Aug 18 without defense/foreign minister nominees

INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY

🇺🇦‼️ Ukraine’s parliament is returning from recess without resolving two of the most important vacancies in the wartime government, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has still not submitted nominees for defense or foreign minister. The Verkhovna Rada will therefore not vote on either appointment when it reconvenes on August 18, according to Suspilne. Acting Defense Minister Yevhenii Khmara may currently lack enough parliamentary votes for confirmation. Several lawmakers told Suspilne that the