Ukrainians 'disillusioned, outraged': Zelensky 'reshuffled entire govt' to dismiss defence minister

France 24 Friday 17 July 2026, 13:25 UTC By François PICARD 1 min read

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François Picard is pleased to welcome Daria Kaleniuk, Executive Director of the Anti-Corruption Action Center. Ukraine's latest defense leadership shake-up, as interpreted by Kaleniuk, is not as a routine personnel change but rather a struggle over the future direction of wartime governance. Her analysis frames the dismissal of the reformist defense minister as a contest between competing institutional logics: one prioritising transparency, competitive procurement, civilian oversight, and data-driven reform, and another associated with entrenched networks, military hierarchy, and resistance to institutional change. [Image text:] NOBEPHITb PEAOPOBA Daria Kaleniuk, Executive Director,Anti-Corruption Action Centre|Kyiv,Ukraine President faces criticism for removing popular defence chief ZELENSKYCALLSFORARMY'UNITY CMePTeu binbur AE INT

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Ukrainians 'disillusioned, outraged': Zelensky 'reshuffled entire govt' to dismiss defence minister

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