MOSCOW, July 18. /TASS/. Ukraine is unlikely to see an uprising over the dismissal of Defense Minister Mikhail Fyodorov, while the protests taking place across the country are staged, Alexander Dudchak, a leading researcher at the Institute of CIS Countries and an expert with the Other Ukraine movement, told TASS.
"An uprising is unlikely, although much will depend on decisions made in the West and whatever agreement they reach there," he said.
Commenting on the protests against Fyodorov's dismissal, Dudchak described them as staged. "Such protests have been organized in Ukraine on a regular basis since 2003," he said.
According to Dudchak, Fyodorov worked very successfully with British suppliers and US companies that, in his words, study military operations in real time, participate in them, develop new methods of warfare, and employ artificial intelligence and unmanned systems.
"Nevertheless, [Vladimir] Zelensky did not tolerate being bypassed. Apparently, Fyodorov took on too much, believing he had very powerful backing. Once too much money started bypassing Zelensky, he was no longer willing to accept it, especially since [Alexander] Syrsky also found the situation unacceptable. He, too, is used to having his opinion heard," the expert said.
