# Sacked Ukrainian Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov calls for presidential elections

https://mins.news/en/video/26020

- euronews, 2026-08-19 09:39 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AInuhVNp6I4

> Sacked Ukrainian Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has called for presidential elections. His video address came hours after Volodymyr Zelenskyy formally nominated Yevhen Khmara as defence minister, effectively ending Fedorov’s prospects of returning to government.

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