Ukraine/Russia · Multiple sources
Why is Ukraine's ex-defence minister calling for wartime elections?
Mykhailo Fedorov has called for elections, without addressing concerns over how they could be held while at war.
- Time span
- 19 Aug 2026, 14:23 CEST → 21 Aug 2026, 09:11 CEST
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- 5 sources
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- 6
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- strong · multi-source
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In a bombshell address posted on YouTube, Ukraine’s ousted defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov called for elections to be held even as the war against Russia continues, saying the country was gripped by a crisis of governance. Ukrainian law prohibits elections while the country is under martial law, which was imposed on ...
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Mykhailo Fedorov has called for elections, without addressing concerns over how they could be held while at war.
Ukrainians in Kyiv held a protest in support of ousted defence Minister Mykailo Fedorov.
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