PoliticsOusted Ukraine defence minister calls for elections during war

Former Ukrainian Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has called for elections despite the wartime ban, saying democracy cannot be held hostage by Russia. He urged the creation of a legal, safe and realistic way to restore the country’s full democratic process, marking the first such demand by a major Ukrainian political figure since the full-scale invasion.

Ukraine politicswartime electionsMykhailo Fedorov

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