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Zelensky ana 'maswali ya kujibu' - Waziri wa Ulinzi wa aliyefukuzwa kazi aiambia BBC
Rais wa Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky ana "maswali ya kujibu" kuhusu ufisadi serikalini mwake, kulingana na kauli ya aliyekuwa Waziri wa Ulinzi, Mykhailo Fedorov, alipozungumza na BBC.
Fedorov, waziri maarufu aliyeleta mageuzi ya kisasa katika jeshi na kuanzisha matumizi ya ndege zisizo na rubani vitani, alifutwa kazi mwezi uliopita baada ya kudaiwa kutofautiana na mkuu wa jeshi la Ukraine.
Aliiambia BBC kuwa uchunguzi kuhusu utakatishaji fedha uliotangazwa wiki iliyopita umezua maswali iwapo Zelensky alikuwa na taarifa za ufisadi miongoni mwa wandani wake.
Pia Fedorov alisisitiza kuwa "demokrasia haipaswi kuwa mateka wa Putin" - lakini hakuweka wazi azma yake ya kisiasa, siku chache baada ya kuweka mtandaoni video inayotoa wito wa kutaka uchaguzi ufanywe nchini Ukraine.
Maandamano ya yalizuka nchini Ukraine kupinga kuftwa kwake lakini uungwaji mkono wake ulipungua na maandamano yalikommeshwa Jumatano, baada ya kuthibitishwa kwa nafasi ya Fedorov.
Wito wake wa uchaguzi ya wakati wa vita umepingwa kwa kiasi kikubwa.
Ukraine imekuwa chini ya sheria za kijeshi tangu uvamizi kamili wa Urusi mwaka 2022, ikimaanisha uchaguzi umesitishwa.
Fedorov ndiye mwanasiasa wa kwanza kigogo kuitisha uchaguzi mkuu ambapo kulingana na sheria za Ukraine,ni marufuku kuandaa uchaguzi wakati wa vita.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky should be asked questions about corruption in his government, his sacked defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov has told the BBC.
Fedorov, a popular minister who modernised the military and pioneered drone warfare, was fired last month after reportedly falling out with the head of Ukraine's armed forces.
He told the BBC a money laundering investigation announced last week meant Zelensky should be asked about his awareness of potential corruption in his inner circle.
But he said he had not himself seen the president engage in any corrupt activity.
"In all the time that I worked with him, not a single time have I received from him any task or assignment that would go against law or my sense of integrity", Federov said.
The former minister also repeated his appeal for elections to be held in Ukraine, days after releasing a video where he called for a wartime vote.
"Democracy should not be the hostage of Putin", he said - but stopped short of declaring his own political ambitions.
There were angry protests over Fedorov's sacking but his support dwindled and demonstrations ended on Wednesday, after his replacement was confirmed. His call for a vote has been widely rejected.
Asked whether he missed his old job, the 35-year-old replied "No", citing the relentless stress of managing Ukraine's war with Russia while transforming its defence ministry.
BBC
