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​​Inside the Zelensky-Fedorov stalemate: Neither side is ready to yield
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​​Inside the Zelensky-Fedorov stalemate: Neither side is ready to yield

by Tim Zadorozhnyy

President Volodymyr Zelensky and former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov remain locked in a political standoff, with neither side willing to compromise as protests over the minister's dismissal pause for three days, people familiar with the matter told the Kyiv Independent. Days after thousands of people rallied against Fedorov's dismissal, both camps remain committed to their maximalist positions. Zelensky fired Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi in an attempt to defuse public anger, but h

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