Wednesday briefing: Will Zelenskyy’s domestic struggles harm his reputation on the global stage?

Save for that somewhat shaky start in the early days of Donald 2.0, these well-executed global stage set-pieces have come to define Zelenskyy’s wartime leadership. In depth: ‘There’s a standoff between Zelenskyy, Fedorov and civil society’View image in fullscreen Protesters in Ukraine did not back down when demanding the return of Fedorov. “Here in Ukraine, Fedorov is believed to have cleaned up a defence ministry plagued by Soviet era practices and alleged corruption.” Vibes-wise, at least, the contrast between Fedorov and Oleksandr Syrskyi – Ukraine’s 61-year-old erstwhile old school army chief – couldn’t be starker. “There’s a standoff between Zelenskyy, Fedorov and civil society,” says Luke, “and it shows no signs of resolving.”