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Thousands of people across Ukraine have taken part in protests against the government of President Volodymyr Zelensky after the defence minister Mykhaylo Fedorov – a popular young politician who championed Kyiv’s pivot to drone warfare – was removed from his post.

This comes just days after a violent confrontation in the city of Lviv, where civilians reportedly clashed with draft officers over aggressive military recruitment methods. President Zelensky has been also under pressure to address corruption in Kyiv, after a string of allegations against high-ranking officials.

We ask BBC Monitoring’s chief analyst Vitaly Shevchenko how much support President Zelensky still enjoys in Ukraine, after more than four years of war – and whether his political career can last beyond the end of the conflict.

Ukrainian elections are suspended under martial law, which was declared after Vladimir Putin launched Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022. President Donald Trump has criticised President Zelensky for not holding a vote – accusing him last year of being a dictator.

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00:00 Introduction
00:25 Ukraine’s defence minister removed
03:33 Riot in Lviv
04:41 Ukraine’s recruitment problem
06:19 Corruption allegations in Kyiv
08:37 How much support does Zelensky have?
10:50 Why isn’t Ukraine holding election?
12:10 Can Zelensky’s career last beyond the war?

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Argentina face the prospect of disciplinary action from Fifa after their players celebrated the World Cup semi-final win against England with a banner in support of their country’s claims to the Falkland Islands.

The defending world champions produced a dramatic late comeback in Atlanta, scoring twice to defeat Thomas Tuchel’s side 2-1.

After the final whistle, Argentina players celebrated while holding a banner reading “Las Malvinas son Argentinas”, which translates as “The Falklands are Argentine”.
The Falkland Islands, a British overseas territory in the south-west Atlantic Ocean, remain the subject of a sovereignty dispute between Britain and Argentina.
The two nations went to war over the group of islands, situated 300 miles off Argentina’s east coast, from April to June 1982. The 74-day conflict led to the deaths of 655 Argentine and 255 British servicemen. Three people from the islands also died.

In 2014, Fifa fined the Argentine Football Association £20,000 after its players held up a banner with the same message before a friendly against Slovenia.World football’s governing body said the gesture had breached rules on political action and team misconduct.

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Protests have been taking place in several Ukrainian cities against President Volodymyr Zelensky’s surprise dismissal of popular Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov.

A tech savvy, young, ambitious minister, Mr Fedorov has become the face of Ukraine’s hugely successful drone warfare campaign. But did he push too hard, and clash with the more traditional heads of the military? 

We answer all your questions on who he is, why he was removed and what it all means on the battlefield. 

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