Zelenskyy rejects wartime elections, citing risks of division as Ukraine prioritizes its fight against Russian forces.

Zelenskyy rejects wartime elections, citing risks of division as Ukraine prioritizes its fight against Russian forces.

Ukraine has suspended elections under martial law, a measure widely supported by the population. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Ukraine has suspended elections under martial law, a measure widely supported by the population. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said wartime elections would currently be too dangerous for Ukraine, after a call by his former defence minister to organise a vote.

Zelenskyy said a vote would “split” Ukraine.

In a bombshell address posted on YouTube, Ukraine’s ousted defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov called for elections to be held even as the war against Russia continues, saying the country was gripped by…

Ukraine's popular ex-defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov called for wartime elections on Tuesday evening, stating that the nation was facing a crisis of governance. Fedorov was dismissed last month, sparking…