Zelensky’s reshuffle surprised everyone – and Ukraine just fired its fastest learner

EUobserver — Jul 18, 06:56 AM

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Kyiv dismissed the reformer who was making the concept of speed its defence ministry's organising principle - just as Russia begins to copy the model, and days after Europe signed up to build on it.

So what now?

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