Why is Ukraine’s ex-defence minister calling for elections?0

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• August 20, 2026

Ukraine’s popular ex-defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov has called for wartime elections, in what has been seen as a major challenge to President Volodymyr Zelensky. The country has been under martial law since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022, meaning elections have been suspended. “Democracy cannot be held hostage by Russia,” Fedorov said in a