# What’s behind domestic political pressure on Ukraine’s president? | Inside Story

https://mins.news/en/video/30835

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-08-24 17:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62MUTzP0Vrc

> International leaders are visiting Ukraine for its Independence Day as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy again rejects calls for a wartime election. Domestic pressure is mounting amid new corruption investigations involving senior government officials, while Russian and Ukrainian attacks intensify. What impact will this have?

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