PoliticsSacked Ukrainian defence minister calls for presidential election

Former Ukrainian defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov has called for elections during wartime, a move widely viewed as the biggest challenge to Volodymyr Zelensky’s presidency since Russia’s full-scale invasion. Ukraine has been under martial law since the war began in 2022, suspending elections. Fedorov was unexpectedly dismissed last month after six months in the post.