# Sacked Ukrainian defence minister calls for presidential election

https://mins.news/en/item/25631

- BBC News, 2026-08-19 01:31 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdew8n9erlwo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Former Ukrainian defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov has called for wartime elections, saying democracy should not be held hostage by Russia. He urged a legal, safe and realistic mechanism to restore a full democratic process during the prolonged war. Elections have been suspended under martial law since February 2022.

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