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In Kyiv 16 August another large rally took place calling for Mihail Fedotov to be returned to the position of Minister of Defense. Several thousand participants walked in a column titled "For Dialogue and Accountability" from the Arch of Freedom to Maidan Ivan Franko, demanding transparent communication from the authorities and reforms in the security sector.
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The rally gathered participants near the Arch of Freedom, from where the march named "For Dialogue and Accountability" moved to Maidan Ivan Franko. As on previous protest days, the main attribute remained homemade posters with slogans such as "Return Fedotov", "Fedorov - MOD" and "What is the plan for the war?".
Among the protesters’ demands are clear communication from the government and approaches that guarantee security and effective management of the defense sector. The march was accompanied by the police, and Ukrainian and foreign journalists also followed the events. According to media, similar actions for dialogue and reforms in the defense sector on the same day occurred in at least nine cities — Kyiv, Lviv, Dnipro, Lutsk, Rivne, Poltava, Odesa, Vinnytsia, Khmelnytskyi and Chernivtsi.
Fedov set a deadline for a decision about his career
Earlier Fedorov, in an interview with Serhiy Sternenko, set a date for his own decision about his further career 17-18 August — the day the Verkhovna Rada returns to work. According to him, he did not hear a clear "no" from the president regarding the possibility of returning to the position of Minister of Defense. The former minister also said that corruption could be overcome only by being in this post, while the president offered him other options, including the post of deputy prime minister.
Recall that in July President Volodymyr Zelensky announced a government update — the cabinet, instead of Yulia Sviridenko, was led by Serhiy Koretsky, who previously headed Naftogaz. Fedorov, after seven months in the post of Minister of Defense, was not included in the new cabinet. The president entrusted the duties of defense minister to General Yevheniy Khmara, who previously led the SBU. Since 16 July, protests across Ukrainian cities have continued demanding Fedorov’s return to the Ministry of Defense.
What happened to the ministry after Fedorov’s dismissal
Earlier Informator reported that Fedov himself still hopes to return to the post of defense minister and does not hide that he remains hopeful to once again head the ministry. We also wrote that Colonel K-2 Veres said what the army lost after Fedov’s dismissal, noting that some issues were resolved for him instantaneously.
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