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Protests Spread Across Ukraine as EU Questions Fedorov’s Removal
Demonstrations in Kyiv and several regional cities have called for Mykhailo Fedorov to remain Ukraine’s defence minister, while European Defence Commissioner Andrius Kubilius has warned that his departure raises questions about the continuity of EU-backed weapons and drone programmes. Protests…
Ukraine’s Patriot Licence and Freyja Project Open Two Routes to Missile Defence
A proposed US licence to manufacture Patriot interceptors and a European-backed programme built around Ukraine’s Freyja system could strengthen Ukraine’s missile defences. Neither, however, will resolve Kyiv’s immediate shortage of interceptors. Ukraine is pursuing two parallel routes towards greater control…
Fedorov Decision Tests Ukraine’s Wartime Defence Command Structure
Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s decision on whether to retain Mykhailo Fedorov as defence minister will affect procurement reform, military technology programmes and the relationship between Ukraine’s civilian and uniformed leadership. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s pending decision on the future of Defence Minister Mykhailo…
