PoliticsUkraine’s parliament returns as decision on defense minister looms

Ukraine’s parliament returned from its summer recess on Aug. 18 as President Volodymyr Zelensky weighs permanent appointments for the defense and foreign ministries. Protesters again gathered outside parliament demanding the reinstatement of ousted Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, while acting defense chief Yevhen Khmara remains a leading focus of the decision.

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