Holding election in wartime would risk destroying Ukraine, says Zelenskyy
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Key context: <p>President sharply criticises proposal, saying ‘elections right now are a tsunami for the state that will split Ukraine’</p><p>Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said holding elections in Ukraine during wartime would risk splitting the country at a time when Russia is amassing ballistic missiles and considering whether to mobilise an extra 300,000 soldiers.</p><p>The Ukrainian president, responding for the first time to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/18/ukraines-dismissed-defence-minister-calls-for-wartime-presidential-election">a demand made by</a> the sacked former defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov, sharply criticised an idea that he said was impractical given Russia appeared to have no interest in a ceasefire.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/23/ukraine-election-wartime-risk-russia-zelenskyy">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
President sharply criticises proposal, saying ‘elections right now are a tsunami for the state that will split Ukraine’Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said holding elections in Ukraine during wartime would risk splitting the country at a time when Russia is amassing ballistic missiles and considering whether to mobilise an extra 300,000 soldiers.The Ukrainian president, responding for the first time to a demand made by the sacked former defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov, sharply criticised an idea that he said was impractical given Russia appeared to have no interest in a ceasefire. Continue reading...
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