# Protests in Ukraine unlikely to change regime, expert believes

https://mins.news/en/item/29573

- TASS, 2026-08-23 03:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2176585

> Alexander Dudchak of the Institute of CIS Countries said protests sparked by Ukrainian Defense Minister Mikhail Fyodorov’s resignation could serve as a formal pretext for regime change if the West ordered Zelensky’s replacement. He called them “masked protests” involving mobilized groups, but said a change of regime was unlikely.

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