Zelensky’s fired defense minister mounts political challenge by demanding new elections

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s former defense minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, demanded the country hold new elections, mounting a direct political challenge to his former boss. Fedorov served as defense minister from January to July, when Zelensky fired him as part of a government shake-up. He distinguished himself as a young, media-savvy, public-facing technocrat who sought to…