Ex-Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov calls for a legal path to elections in Ukraine amid ongoing war and martial law.

Ex-Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov calls for a legal path to elections in Ukraine amid ongoing war and martial law.

Ukraine's ousted defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov has called for wartime elections in the biggest internal challenge to President Volodymyr Zelensky since Russia's invasion.

KYIV, Aug 18 - Ukraine's recently ousted defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov called for wartime elections in a bombshell address on Tuesday evening, stating that the wartime nation faced a crisis of governance, in the biggest internal challenge to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy since 2022. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Mykhailo Fedorov was a longtime ally of Zelenskiy's until his unexpected firing from the defence ministry in July, just six months after he had been appointed, vowing sweeping reforms.

Ukraine’s ousted defence minister calls for wartime elections, citing a crisis of governance and corruption amid ongoing conflict with Russia. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has called for wartime elections in Ukraine in the biggest challenge to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion. DW has more.

Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has called for elections to be held despite the ongoing war.

KYIV, Aug 19 - Ukrainian anti-corruption agencies launched a special operation against lawmakers and presidential advisers on Wednesday, hours before a key vote in parliament for a new defence minister aimed at cementing a shake-up by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

“We must not let Putin decide when Ukrainians can choose their government,” Mykhailo Fedorov said Tuesday evening.