Wartime elections would 'destroy' Ukraine, says Zelensky

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated that holding elections during the ongoing war with Russia would be detrimental to the country. According to Zelensky, wartime elections would be a "tsunami" that would "destroy" Ukraine, as reported by France 24 and New Voice of Ukraine.

Zelensky emphasized that elections cannot be held while active fighting continues and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin remains unwilling to consider cease-fire options. He also stressed that the war must end before elections can be held, as reported by New Voice of Ukraine.

Zelensky's comments come amid a political crisis in Kyiv, triggered by his firing of popular defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov, who had called for a vote. The president also touched on other topics, including Ukraine's military operations against Russian ballistic missile launchers and the development of alternatives to the Starlink satellite system used for battlefield communications, as reported by Kyiv Independent and Free Malaysia Today.

Brief written by urgent.news from France 24, New Voice of Ukraine, Kyiv Independent, Free Malaysia Today, DW English (Top Stories) — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.