Ukraine foreign minister resigns

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Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba resigned on Wednesday, the highest-profile casualty so far of a major government reshuffle ordered by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at a crucial juncture in the 30-month war against Russia.

More resignations and appointments are expected over the coming days after five ministers stepped down on Tuesday, in what a senior Zelenskiy ally cast as the start of a government "reset" ahead of the cold autumn and winter seasons.

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Ukraine: No elections. No opposition political parties. No religious freedom. No freedom of the press (all media is under control of the Ukraine government). Travel is heavily restricted. The internet is heavily censored. Tell me again about this shining beacon of democracy we're supporting....

Your thoughts?

The country is at war, partially occupied. That typically sets pretty big limitations to normal freedoms.
Finland skipped elections during WWII. Certainly press and travel were limited. And while I would argue there was still opposition, some leftist parties were banned as too pro-Soviet.
And I wouldn't call banning churches connected to enemy government as "no religious freedom".

That said, much of Eastern Europe still has room for improvement, even ones already in EU and NATO.