# Zelensky says wartime elections would 'destroy' Ukraine

https://mins.news/en/item/29779

- France 24, 2026-08-23 12:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260823-wartime-elections-would-destroy-ukraine-says-zelensky

> Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said in remarks made public Sunday that holding elections during wartime would be a “tsunami” that could “destroy the country.” The political crisis engulfing Kyiv this summer began after Zelensky dismissed popular Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, who called for a vote days later.

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