# Zelensky says elections now would 'destroy Ukraine,' details Fedorov dispute

https://mins.news/en/item/29781

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-08-23 12:27 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-rejects-fedorovs-wartime-election-call-says-vote-now-would-destroy-ukraine/

> President Volodymyr Zelensky rejected former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov’s call for wartime elections, warning that a vote under current conditions could split Ukraine. He said no workable guarantees exist for participation by troops, front-line residents and Ukrainians abroad while Russia refuses a ceasefire, and described the conflict between Fedorov and Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi that preceded Fedorov’s dismissal.

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