Ukrainians took to the streets of Kyiv Thursday to protest the removal of Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. During Fedorov’s tenure, Ukraine saw successes in slowing Russian advances. To learn more, The World's Host Marco Werman spoke to Oleksiy Sorokin, the deputy chief editor of the Kyiv Independent, who joined the show from Kyiv.

“It was a great honour to serve the Ukrainian people as defence minister," Fedorov said on Wednesday evening, confirming his dismissal amid Zelenskyy’s government reshuffle. While…

Organizers cite Zelensky's lack of explanation for sacking Fedorov as key grievance.