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Zelenskyy says wartime elections could ‘destroy’ Ukraine

6 outlets 9 reports 98 hours World
france24.com4 cbsnews.com dw.com politico.eu theguardian.com aljazeera.com
19 August 2026
14:23 france24.com first
Ukraine’s ousted minister Mykhailo Fedorov calls for wartime elections
23 August 2026
10:59 cbsnews.com +92h
Zelenskyy rejects wartime elections, cites "huge risk"
12:23 dw.com +1h
Ukraine: Zelenskyy rejects wartime elections
13:50 politico.eu +1h
Zelenskyy: Elections would ‘tear Ukraine apart’
13:50 theguardian.com
Holding election in wartime would risk destroying Ukraine, says Zelenskyy
14:19 aljazeera.com +29m
Zelenskyy says wartime elections could ‘destroy’ Ukraine
14:30 france24.com +11m
Wartime elections would 'destroy' Ukraine, says Zelensky
15:07 france24.com +37m
President Zelensky says having elections in Ukraine would 'destroy the country'
16:49 france24.com +1h
Zelensky rejects wartime elections, saying vote would 'split' Ukraine
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