KIEV: President Petro Poroshenko dismissed Ukraine's third defence minister of the year Sunday in a surprise decision ahead of high-level talks with Moscow on bringing peace to the Western-backed former Soviet republic.
Poroshenko's official website said he would nominate a new defence chief on Monday after "accepting the resignation" of Valeriy Geletey, who was only appointed in July.
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