lördag 18 juli 2026

Zelensky in talks with fired defense minister

 
Demonstrators in Kiev on Friday. Photo: Efrem Lukatsky /AP/TT

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he is holding a dialogue with former defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov, following protests against his dismissal.

– Of course, I hear what people are saying. I talked for a long time today with Mykhailo Fedorov. I also talked today with Oleksandr Syrsky. Decisions on the army will be prepared, Zelensky says in an evening speech.

After his resignation, Fedorov has problematized Ukrainian military chief Oleksandr Syrsky's leadership style, which he describes as old-fashioned and Soviet.

Thousands of protesters gathered in Kiev on Saturday, for the third day in a row, demanding that the decision to fire Fedorov be overturned, reports Kyiv Independent.

“Change is inevitable,” Fedorov wrote on social media on Saturday evening, continuing:

“The dialogue is ongoing. I believe we will succeed.” 

 

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