Dismissed Ukrainian defence minister calls for wartime presidential election
Ukraine's recently dismissed former defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov has called for a wartime presidential election, making the most direct political challenge to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022. In a nine-minute video address released online late on Tuesday, Fedorov said Ukraine should "restore a full democratic process even amid a prolonged war". He argued that the country could continue fighting while also holding a national vote.Fedorov did not name Zelenskyy directly, but his remarks were widely framed as a criticism of the current wartime political order. He said democracy could not be "held hostage by Russia" and... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 18 Aug 2026 23:59 LONDON
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