PoliticsThe campaign to replace Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky

Former Ukrainian defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov’s call last week for wartime elections is widely viewed as the strongest challenge to Volodymyr Zelensky’s presidency since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022. Zelensky’s five-year term ended in May 2024, but elections have been suspended until the war ends, amid pressure from Washington and Moscow.