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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- First observed by CurrentWire: The Guardian · Aug 23, 2026 at 7:50 AM ET
- Coverage span: 40 min
- Coverage: 3 reports from 3 independent publications
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France 24Tier B
Wartime elections would 'destroy' Ukraine, says Zelensky(opens original report in a new tab)Al JazeeraTier B
Zelenskyy says wartime elections could ‘destroy’ Ukraine(opens original report in a new tab)The embattled Ukrainian president slams Mykhailo Fedorov's idea as a 'tsunami' that would 'split' the country. — Al Jazeera
The GuardianTier B
Holding election in wartime would risk destroying Ukraine, says Zelenskyy(opens original report in a new tab)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… — The Guardian
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