President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on August 23–24, 2026, that holding elections during Russia's invasion would 'destroy' and 'split' Ukraine, rejecting his former Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov's call for a wartime ballot. Ukraine suspended elections under martial law.
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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.
Ukraine has suspended elections under martial law, a measure widely supported by the population.
The embattled Ukrainian president slams Mykhailo Fedorov's idea as a 'tsunami' that would 'split' the country.
"Elections right now are a tsunami for the state that will split Ukraine," Zelensky told journalists.
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.
In remarks on Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke out against holding war time elections. He believes it would be too dangerous for the country, that would ‘split’ Ukraine. The remarks came after his former defense minister publicly called for a vote. Details and analysis by FRANCE 24 correspondent in Kyiv, Emmanuelle Chaze.
KYIV INDEPENDENT: Elections now would 'destroy Ukraine,' Zelensky says, revealing new details on disagreements with Fedorov https:// kyivindependent.com/zelensky-r ejects-fedorovs-wartime-election-call-says-vote-now-would-destroy-ukraine/ "Elections right now are a tsunami for the state that will split Ukraine," Zelensky told journalists. # Ukraine
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has rejected the prospect of wartime elections, saying it would be highly dangerous. The remarks come in response to a call from the former defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov to organise a vote, after he was fired by Zelensky last month. Analysis by FRANCE 24 international affairs editor Matthew-Mary Caruchet.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that holding elections during wartime would pose a threat to the country, following a controversial call by his former defense minister to pave the way for an election. According to the latest opinion poll by the Kyiv Institute of Sociology carried out this summer, only 15 per cent of those surveyed want an election to be held at this time. Details b
Zelenskyy rejects calls for fresh elections, warning a wartime vote would split and destroy Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected calls for fresh elections, stating a vote during the ongoing conflict with Russia would risk splitting and destroying the country. https:// newsnews.ai/article/zelenskyy- warns-wartime-elections-risk-destroying-ukraine # Ukraine # VolodymyrZelenskyy # MykhailoF
https:// ir-press.com/ # Zelensky believes that the elections in # Ukraine are a “tsunami for the state.”He opposed the demand by the former head of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, Fedorov, to organize presidential elections, because they would “split the country.”Zelensky's term of office ended back in 2024; he canceled the elections and is not calling for new ones.🖍️ IR-PRESS
# Zelensky believes that the elections in # Ukraine are a “tsunami for the state.”He opposed the demand by the former head of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, Fedorov, to organize presidential elections, because they would “split the country.”Zelensky's term of office ended back in 2024; he canceled the elections and is not calling for new ones.🖍️ IR-PRESS https:// ir-press.com/
The Ukrainian President has faced calls to hold elections, including from his former defense minister.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday said that holding elections amid Russia's war with Ukraine would "destroy" the country. "I believe that if we want to destroy the country, then we can move towards elections during this kind of war," Zelensky told reporters. The president said that elections "in general pose major risks," noting that...