Zelensky’s First Serious Political Challenger
Mykhailo Fedorov, the popular former defense minister who was dismissed from his position last month, has released a video calling for wartime elections. (Routine elections were suspended for the war, allowing Zelensky to serve since 2019.) Federov’s very popularity was likely the reason for his sacking by Zelensky. And the very fact that the New York Times has made prominent note of this challenge, after extensive reporting of corruption in Zelensky’s circles has been allowed to escape containment, indicates that the........
