Zelensky tries to fix crisis over removal of defence minister and counts the cost

The zelensky story

Protests have continued over Zelensky's decision to dismiss Mykhailo Fedorov, and some commentators believe he has been damaged politically

Why this counts

What makes this worth tracking, according to BBC, is the chain of decisions it may trigger.

What precedes this

BBC notes that this did not emerge in isolation; pressures have been building around zelensky.

Where this fits in Signal Ledger

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The lens

Signal Ledger reads this through the lens of zelensky, tries, fix, crisis, removal: Protests have continued over Zelensky's decision to dismiss Mykhailo Fedorov, and some commentators believe he has been damaged politically.