Ukraine’s defense minister says he told Zelensky that beating Russia required firing the country’s two top commanders. Zelensky fired him instead.
ONP Summary
Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov was removed by President Zelenskyy in a cabinet restructuring after six months in office. The dismissal, attributed to conflicts with military leadership, prompted unusual wartime protests given Fedorov's role in military modernization programs.
Progressive:Undermining wartime military reform — Progressive outlets criticized removal of a popular defense minister overseeing military modernization during active conflict.
Moderate:Resolving military leadership conflict — Centrist sources explained the dismissal as necessary to resolve dysfunctional tensions between defense ministry and military command.
Conservative:Contentious wartime governance shift — Conservative outlets raised concerns about the wisdom of major leadership changes, given backlash from military and civil society.
Fedorov said he joined Volodymyr Zelensky’s team in 2019 and was the last remaining minister from the first government.
Over seven years, he said, he had not pursued a political career of his own.
He had never let Zelensky down and had never been implicated in corruption.
When he arrived at the Defense Ministry, he found that no one in the army was accountable for anything: commanders were constantly replaced, and anyone disloyal was isolated.
Major projects were blocked. ...
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