Zelenskyy Ousts Defense Minister Fedorov
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- Zelenskyy ousted defence minister Fedorov in a government reshuffle, per Politico Europe's headline.
- The Guardian framed Fedorov as Ukraine's 'popular defence minister,' while Politico Europe cast him as a 'reformer' — two different political lenses on the same dismissal.
Why it matters: Removing a minister described as both a 'reformer' and 'popular' during an active war suggests internal political recalibration by Zelenskyy, though the headlines do not name a successor or cite a stated reason for the dismissal.
