# Ex-defence chief’s call for wartime election raises pressure on Zelenskyy

https://mins.news/en/item/27359

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-20 13:32 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/20/ukraines-ex-defence-chief-calls-for-presidential-vote?traffic_source=rss

> Ukraine’s former defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov is urging President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to hold a presidential election, arguing that democracy cannot be held hostage by Russia. Former foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba reportedly backed the idea, while observers say voting is nearly impossible amid frequent missile and drone attacks.

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