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Ousted Ukrainian defense chief Fedorov takes advisory role with Italy
politico.eu • • world
Key Points:
- Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has accepted an advisory role to Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto, focusing on defense innovation and modern warfare technologies.
- Fedorov will balance this advisory position with his ongoing efforts to establish a defense investment fund in Ukraine, maintaining his primary commitment to strengthening Ukraine's defense sector.
- Despite his dismissal from the Ukrainian government in July and calls for wartime elections, Fedorov emphasized he is not relocating to Rome and will continue working on defense projects within Ukraine.
- Crosetto praised Fedorov as an innovator who transformed battlefield strategies and extended the advisory offer shortly after Fedorov's dismissal.
- Fedorov's removal sparked protests in Ukraine, and he has since criticized President Zelenskyy's refusal to hold early elections during the ongoing conflict with Russia.
