# Ukraine: Could ex-defense minister challenge Zelenskyy?

https://mins.news/en/item/29633

- DW, 2026-08-23 05:46 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-could-ex-defense-minister-challenge-zelenskyy/a-78469496?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has denounced corruption, a systemic governance crisis and the absence of national elections in a video address that triggered broad public debate. A political scientist says Fedorov may be using the political capital gained during protests to establish himself as an independent figure who could oppose Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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