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Zelensky Says Wartime Elections Would 'Split' Ukraine
Mykhailo Fedorov says Ukraine needs a legal way to renew democracy, while Zelensky warns a vote now would split the country.
- On Sunday, President Volodymyr Zelensky rejected calls for wartime elections, warning that holding a vote now would be a "tsunami" that would "split Ukraine" while the nation remains under martial law.
- Mykhailo Fedorov, the ousted defence minister, triggered the dispute on Wednesday by calling for elections to address a governance crisis, marking the biggest internal challenge to Zelensky since Russia's 2022 invasion.
- Fedorov told the BBC that Zelensky has "questions to answer" about corruption, following an investigation into a scheme that misappropriated more than $3m in Ukrainian currency.
- A spokesperson for the president dismissed the criticism, noting that since Fedorov served in every government since 2019, it is "strange that he phrases it as though these were somehow different governments without him."
- Amid these domestic tensions, Fedorov confirmed plans to visit the United States to meet Elon Musk about expanding Starlink technology, while Zelensky warned Russia plans to mobilize 300,000 additional troops by September.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said this Sunday, August 23rd that elections would be "a tsunami" that would "fracture Ukraine", after the controversial appeal of his former Minister of Defence to pave the way for a vote.
·France
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·Düsseldorf, Germany
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During a meeting with journalists, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that elections in wartime would be dangerous for the country, following the controversial call by Mykhailo Fedorov, his former Defense Minister, to pave the way for holding a vote.
·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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Total News Sources76
Leaning Left14Leaning Right22Center16Last UpdatedBias Distribution42% Right
Bias Distribution
- 42% of the sources lean Right
42% Right
L 27%
C 31%
R 42%
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