Crisis around Zelenski. Fedorov rejected the offer, protests include more cities

The president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenski is facing the increasing political crisis at the highest levels of power. According to the Ukrainian fact portal, after the dismissal of Mikhail Fedorov as Minister of Defence, he was offered respective another positions in administration, including the post of Deputy Prime Minister liable for technological development. Fedorow, however, did not accept any of the offers as he saw no justification for his resignation.

According to Ukrainian Truth, the erstwhile minister believes that the effective implementation of his concept of strengthening defence possible Ukraine and holding Russia back requires real competences, which only ensures the management of the Ministry of Defence. He was besides expected to convince the president that, after the appointment of Mikhail Drapat, he was the fresh Chief Commander of the Armed Forces. Ukraine's current squad of ministries could immediately launch a improvement of the Defence Force. In his view, the appointment of a fresh minister would mean months of delays in building the squad and implementing themselves into responsibilities.

The portal besides points out that after the removal of Alexander Syrski from the post of chief commander of the army, the argument previously utilized by Volodymyr Zelenski ceased to apply for Fedorov's candidacy for the position of defence minister in the fresh government.

Endless protests

Fedorov's smoke sparked a wave of protests in Ukraine. The demonstrations that began on Thursday in Kiev have already expanded to at least 16 cities. Radio Swoboda reports that protests take place in Kiev, Lviv and many another cities.

The participants request not only to reconstruct the erstwhile Minister to the Ministry of Defence, but besides to change the way he conducts the war by making greater usage of the innovative solutions he develops.

The organizers of demonstrations and veterans' environment set a deadline for the president to make staff decisions by Friday, July 24. Otherwise, they are promising to turn the protests into an unlimited action.

One of the initiators of the demonstration, erstwhile military medic Dmytro Koziatinski, stated in social media that work for the current crisis rests with the President, who should solve it. Protesters await the dismissal of General Alexander Syrian from the post of Chief Commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the application of a candidacy Mikhail Fedorov as Minister of Defence.