Zelenskyy Rejects Call for Elections, Says It Would 'Destroy' Ukraine
Zelensky said a vote would be impossible and could split the country, as only 15% of Ukrainians support elections before fighting ends, pollsters said.
- On Sunday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected calls for wartime elections, warning that a vote would be a "tsunami" that could "split Ukraine" while the nation remains focused on defending against Russia's invasion.
- Ousted former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov sparked the debate on Tuesday by calling for a "legal, safe and realistic mechanism" to hold wartime elections, arguing that democracy cannot be held hostage by Russia.
- Since February 2022, Ukrainian law has prohibited elections under martial law, a measure retaining broad public support; only 15 percent of Ukrainians believe polls should be held before the war ends.
- Addressing the political rift, Zelenskyy stated he maintains a "very positive attitude" toward Fedorov but believes the former minister is being "pushed toward wrong things" amid ongoing national challenges.
- Zelenskyy warned that Russia plans to mobilize 300,000 additional troops following parliamentary elections in September, reinforcing his administration's stance that national unity is critical for the country's survival during the ongoing conflict.
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Ukrainian President Zelensky said that the elections in time of war would be dangerous for the country, following the controversial request of his former Minister of Defense to open ...
Zelensky rejected calls from the former defense minister to hold elections during wartime, stating that doing so risked creating division in the country.
KIEV. – Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky publicly questioned some of the decisions of the deposed Minister of Defense Mykhailo Fedorov and warned of the growing shortage of Patriot missiles to deal with Russian ballistic attacks, while defending the advances of his forces on the battlefield and ruling out the holding of elections as the war continues. The president again rejected the possibility of holding elections while governing martial…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said it would be too dangerous for the country to hold elections while fighting the Russian invasion, as claimed this week by the popular former Defense Minister. Ukraine suspended the elections due to martial law, a measure that has broad support from the population for the country to focus on fighting Russian forces. Ukrainian leader, elected in 2019, faced earlier calls from his Russian peers Vladimir Pu…
Zelenskyy Rejects Calls for Wartime Elections in Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said holding elections during the war with Russia would “destroy the country,” in comments that were released Sunday to reporters. “I believe that in a war like this, elections as such are a huge risk. Elections right now are a tsunami for the country that will split Ukraine,” the president said in comments released to a group of reporters. “If we want to destroy the country, then we can move in the direc…
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