According to our source in the Office of the President, a serious conflict is brewing at the top of the Ukrainian government between the head of the OP Andriy Yermak and the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov. The dispute is over the influence on President Zelenskyi and the reform of key areas, in particular the Ministry of Defense.
A significant advantage of Mykhailo Fedorov is his direct access to the president. According to the source, he remains almost the only high-ranking official who can communicate directly with Zelensky without coordinating his proposals with Yermak.
This situation significantly weakens the position of the head of the Office of the President, who previously actually controlled all key decisions through coordination of actions with the president.
The conflict intensified against the background of the fact that the head of the Main Directorate of Intelligence, Kyrylo Budanov, actually lost a direct channel of communication with Zelensky after the attempt to resign. This created a vacuum in the decision-making system, which Fedorov seems to be trying to fill.
According to the source, the deputy prime minister plays a key role in the development of initiatives to reform the defense sector, including proposals for the introduction of new digital systems in the Armed Forces.
