https://video.echelon.pl/videos/watch/b1575d7e-53d6-4609-9a55-1d56b2187ce0 Mykhailo Fedorov’s dismissal from the post of Ukraine’s defense minister sparked rare wartime protests and reignited debate about his political future. What was one of Ukraine's most popular politicians expecting when calling for elections during the war? “Former Minister Fedorov, who is only 35, a quite young man with obviously a lot of testosterone, (comes out saying): ‘Let’s do the election right now, because I had some people coming out on the streets and supporting me,’” said Marcin Zaborowski, TVP World’s Europe Editor, adding that this clearly failed to resonate with the protesters backing him. “They said: ‘Hang on a second. (...) We are at war. How are you going to hold an election under those conditions? That’s not possible. (...) That’s not what we want.’” Fedorov “overplayed his hand big time,” Zaborowski said, contrasting him with former Commander-in-Chief and now Ambassador to the U.K. Valerii Zaluzhnyi, a popular potential contender for the presidency who has never publicly expressed interest in the office. Although Fedorov is talented, Zaborowski argued that he lacks political experience. “That does not mean that in a year or two years’ time he will not come back with his own force,” he added. With elections out of the question during wartime, Ukraine remains governed by the current administration and Parliament. Successive corruption scandals have nevertheless raised questions about political accountability. “One way of reading that is that Ukraine is a very corrupt country,” Zaborowski said. “The other way is that Ukraine is effectively fighting corruption because these things are coming out.” He pointed to investigations and dismissals involving senior officials as evidence that “there are no sacred cows in Ukraine, and that the anti-corruption mechanisms are working.” “It’s quite impressive how Ukraine has been dealing with corruption,” he added. “It looks like the inner circle of President Zelenskyy is not being treated on any kind of special terms. That suggests they seriously fight corruption.” Join News in Depth host Don Arleth and his guest as they explore the political fallout from Fedorov’s dismissal, the rivalry between rising political figures and President Zelenskyy, and the impact of Western military and financial support on Ukraine's ability to sustain its war effort. 🔴 Watch our 24/7 livestream - https://youtube.com/live/9RY46AUtIl4 Bringing you all the latest daily news and updates, TVP World is Poland's first English-language channel where you can find world news as seen from the Polish perspective and the latest news from the CEE region. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram. https://tvpworld.com/ https://www.facebook.com/tvpworldcom https://twitter.com/TVPWorld_com https://www.instagram.com/tvp_world/ https://www.threads.net/@tvp_world https://bsky.app/profile/tvpworld.bsky.social https://www.tiktok.com/@tvpworld.com https://t.me/tvp_world #Ukraine #Zelenskyy #War Tue, 25 Aug 2026 14:38:03 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://video.echelon.pl https://video.echelon.pl/client/assets/images/icons/icon-1500x1500.png https://video.echelon.pl/videos/watch/b1575d7e-53d6-4609-9a55-1d56b2187ce0 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://video.echelon.pl/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.