Deputy Zhelezniak: Ukraine calls for a new Maidan after Fedorov's… (украина · отставка · фёдоров)
Deputy Zhelezniak: Ukraine calls for a new Maidan after Fedorov's resignation. Calls for a new Maidan in Ukraine are emerging following Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's decision to dismiss Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov.
Consensus
- Mykhailo Fedorov resigned as Minister of Defense of Ukraine.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed Mykhailo Fedorov from his position.
- A call was made for a protest demonstration in Kyiv on July 16, following Fedorov's resignation.
- The planned protest was announced by Ukrainian military medic Dmitry Koziatynskyi via social media.
- Deputy Yaroslav Zhelieznyak commented publicly on the situation in his Telegram channel.
- Fedorov published a farewell post in social media about his tenure as defense minister.
Points of divergence
- Zhelieznyak stated that there were two traditional patterns: preparing for elections every spring and autumn, and dismissing Denys Shmyhal each summer. He added a third tradition of provoking protests through self-serving decisions. — vm
- Zhelieznyak described the new pattern as 'systematic' in nature, suggesting that the government now consistently provokes demonstrations with its actions. — vesti
- On July 12, Zelenskyy announced plans to restructure the cabinet and replace Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko; on July 14, the Verkhovna Rada dismissed her, leading to the dissolution of the entire cabinet. — vesti
- On July 15, Zelenskyy submitted a nomination for Serhiy Korotkyi, CEO of Naftogaz, as the new Prime Minister. — vesti
- Ihor Klymenko, current head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, may become the new Minister of Defense. — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- Deputy Zhelezniak: Ukraine is calling for a new Maidan after Fedorov's resignation — Вечерняя Москва
- In Ukraine, after another government change, calls for a new Maidan were made — Вести