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  "id": 2799713,
  "title": "Zelenskyy says holding elections during war would 'destroy' Ukraine",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/zelenskyy-says-holding-elections-during-war-would-destroy-ukraine",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-23T13:41:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC News",
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    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/zelenskyy-elections-destroy-ukraine-9.7317388"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says holding elections as active fighting with Russia continues would \"split Ukraine.\" His warning comes after ousted former Ukrainian Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov last week called for a wartime vote.",
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      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Zelenskyy rejects wartime elections, cites \"huge risk\"",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/zelenskyy-rejects-wartime-elections-cites-huge-risk",
        "published": "2026-08-23T08:59:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Ukraine: Zelenskyy rejects wartime elections",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/ukraine-zelenskyy-rejects-wartime-elections",
        "published": "2026-08-23T10:23:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Financial Times",
        "title": "Zelenskyy rejects election call from fired defence minister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/zelenskyy-rejects-election-call-from-fired-defence-minister",
        "published": "2026-08-23T11:26:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Zelenskyy warns wartime elections would be a ‘tsunami’ that splits Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/zelenskyy-warns-wartime-elections-would-be-a-tsunami-that-splits",
        "published": "2026-08-23T12:02:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Zelenskyy says wartime elections could ‘destroy’ Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/zelenskyy-says-wartime-elections-could-destroy-ukraine",
        "published": "2026-08-23T12:19:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Zelensky warns wartime elections could divide and destroy Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/zelensky-warns-wartime-elections-could-divide-and-destroy-ukraine",
        "published": "2026-08-23T15:03:44.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}