KYIV: Just when Ukraine appeared to be gaining momentum on the battlefield, President Volodymyr Zelensky ordered a surprise government reshuffle that included the dismissal of his defense minister, triggering rare protests across the country. Parliament has approved a new prime minister — former head of the state gas operator Naftogaz, Sergiy Koretsky — and most of his team. But the appointment has been overshadowed by opposition to the removal of the popular Mykhailo Fedorov as defense minister, and his blistering attack on the army’s top commander. - Why now?

Fedorov seen as a "barrier to interests seeking to profit from Ukraine’s vast wartime defense budget."

Many Ukrainians see this as putting petty politics ahead of winning the war.

Ukrainian lawmakers will vote on a new government today. Protests erupted over the dismissal of reformist Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov. This move has rattled faith in…