# Zelensky rejects rival’s call for elections, calling it a ‘huge risk’ for Ukraine

https://mins.news/en/video/29871

- France 24 English, 2026-08-23 14:48 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grTX2VAIgIQ

> Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed the prospect of holding elections during wartime as highly dangerous. His response follows a call from former defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov, whom Zelensky fired last month, to organise a vote.

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