PoliticsSacked Ukrainian defence minister Fedorov calls for wartime presidential elections

Popular former Ukrainian defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov called Tuesday evening for presidential elections during wartime, saying the country faced a governance crisis. His dismissal last month triggered protests across Ukraine that lasted several days. It was the first such demand by a Ukrainian political figure since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in 2022.

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