Political crisis and protests in Ukraine as Zelenskyy defends sacking defence minister

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov, per The Guardian's reporting Thursday, following a breakdown in relations between the ministry and military leadership. Fedorov, viewed as a reformist and modernizer, had clashed with Commander in Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi. Zelenskyy defended the dismissal at a press conference with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, saying he'd been forced to choose 'one side or the other.' The decision has sparked political crisis and protests in Ukraine.

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