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Wartime elections would 'destroy' Ukraine, says Zelensky
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said in remarks made public Sunday that wartime elections would be a "tsunami" that would "destroy the country". Kyiv has been engulfed in a political crisis over the summer, triggered when Zelensky fired popular defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov, who days later called to organise a vote.
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- Why it matters
- Ukraine's political leadership is split on whether to hold elections during an active war, with the president now publicly rejecting the idea as destructive to the country's stability.
- Most affected
- Ukrainian citizens — Whether they vote in the near term depends on a leadership dispute now public.
Ukraine's defence and governance — Political crisis ongoing over election timing amid active military conflict. - Likely next
- Whether Kyiv schedules elections, and whether Zelensky's position holds against pressure from those calling for a vote.
Also reported by: Deutsche Welle, The Guardian
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