Zelenskyy rejects wartime elections after former defence minister calls for vote

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky Alamy Stock Photo Ukraine Zelenskyy said a vote would “split” Ukraine. PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY has said in remarks made public today that it would be too dangerous for Ukraine to hold an election while it fights Russia’s invasion, after a call by his former defence minister to organise a vote. “I believe that in a war like this, elections as such are a huge risk. Elections right now are a tsunami for the country that will split Ukraine,” Zelenskyy said in the comments. Ukraine has suspended elections under martial law, a measure still widely supported by the population as the country focuses on fighting off Russian forces. “If we want to destroy the country, then we can move in the direction of elections during these times of war,” the 48-year-o