{
  "id": 8933512,
  "title": "Fedorov Says Zelensky Rejected His Election Proposal Because Zaluzhny Would Run",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/fedorov-says-zelensky-rejected-his-election-proposal-because-zaluzhny",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T13:22:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Post",
    "slug": "kyiv-post",
    "url": "https://www.kyivpost.com/post/85026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said he personally proposed holding presidential elections in June and that President Zelensky was initially prepared to proceed. According to Fedorov, the president later abandoned the idea because former army chief Valery Zaluzhny would have entered the race.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}