# Zelensky’s office calls Fedorov’s demand for wartime elections unrealistic

https://mins.news/en/item/26556

- Meduza, 2026-08-19 18:49 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/19/zelensky-s-office-calls-former-defense-minister-mykhailo-fedorov-s-demand-for-wartime-elections-unrealistic

> An anonymous source in Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s office told BBC News that holding elections while the war continues is “highly bizarre” and shows a “complete lack of realism” amid missiles and drones. Former defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov had called for elections in a video address. Zelensky has not responded.

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