Mikhail Fedorov is trading Ukrainian politics for an Italian mission to remake a slow-moving military establishment
Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mikhail Fedorov has suddenly – and rather unexpectedly – become an adviser to Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto. The news caught many conservative military analysts off guard. Why would Italy want him, and what does Rome hope to gain? Let’s try to make sense of the move without getting carried away.
A manager in khaki, not a marshal
It should be obvious that Fedorov is no military genius, nor does he possess any particular talent as a battlefield commander. That is simply not who he is. He…
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