Key facts
- Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto offered Mykhailo Fedorov an adviser role in Italy.
- Fedorov was recently dismissed as Ukraine's defence minister.
- Crosetto lauded Fedorov as a key figure in military innovation and technological advancements on the battlefield.
- Fedorov, known for his tech-savvy reforms and boosting Ukraine's drone capabilities, declined other government positions.
- Fedorov expressed being moved by the offer, viewing it as a sign of esteem and friendship.
Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto has extended an offer to Mykhailo Fedorov, who was recently dismissed from his position as Ukraine's defence minister, to serve as an adviser in Italy. Crosetto stated he contacted Fedorov the day after his dismissal, proposing the advisory role in Rome.
According to Crosetto, Fedorov was "moved" by the offer and perceived it as a "demonstration of esteem and friendship." The Italian minister lauded Fedorov as a significant driver of military innovation, crediting him with "completely rewriting the rules of the game on the battlefield" and reshaping practices through new technologies to aid Ukraine's resistance and subsequent initiative against Russia's invasion.