Former Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has said he will not become a political opponent of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the war, but will return to the government only if he is reinstated as minister of defence.

Former defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov has said he is willing to return to the Ministry of Defence.

Fedorov says he would “100%” return as defense minister, arguing that resistance to procurement reforms helped drive his dismissal.