# Ukraine: Zelenskyy rejects wartime elections

https://mins.news/en/item/29714

- DW, 2026-08-23 10:23 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-zelenskyy-rejects-wartime-elections/a-78475087?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected calls for elections during Russia’s full-scale invasion, warning that a vote could split the country. He said Kyiv believes Russia may mobilize 300,000 additional troops after September’s parliamentary elections and announced an agreement with Germany for 600 Patriot PAC-2 interceptors in 2027-28.

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