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  • Affairs
  • Zurich
  • Episode 3887
  • 20 Aug 2026
  • 38 min

Can Ukraine’s new defence minister Yevhenii Khmara deliver what Kyiv needs most?

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  • The Briefing
  • Affairs
  • Zurich
  • Episode 3887
  • 38 min

President Volodymyr Zelensky is under growing pressure as popular ex-defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov calls for wartime elections. How does the scandal affect his leadership and Ukraine’s wartime morale? And can the newly confirmed Yevhenii Khmara deliver what the country needs?

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  • Emma Nelson

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