'I have no moral right to engage in anything else' — Fedorov hopes for reinstatement as defense minister

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Former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said he still hopes to return to the post after being dismissed during the government's recent reshuffle, speaking on Serhii Sternenko's Aug. 6 YouTube show. Fedorov noted that Ukraine currently has only an acting defense minister, Yevhenii Khmara, who cannot vote on Cabinet decisions. Fedorov also said he had already handed his action plan for the ministry to acting Defense Minister Khmara. Fedorov, who was widely seen as highly effective, was removed as defense minister on July 16. Fedorov has rejected alternative government roles, maintaining that he is prepared to serve only as defense minister.