Blow to Volodymyr Zelensky as axed Ukraine defence minister calls for wartime elections

Stricken Ukraine has been under martial law, prohibiting elections, since Moscow’s full-scale invasion in 2022 but an ex-minister has warned: "Democracy cannot be held hostage by Russia."

Investigators are conducting an operation to expose a criminal organization allegedly led by a sitting and a former lawmaker, involving senior officials

Ukraine’s ousted Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov called Tuesday for elections to be held even as the war against Russia continues, saying the country was gripped by a crisis of governance. The move by one of President Volodymyr Zelensky's most loyal and longstanding team members until recently could become the most s

Ukraine's ousted Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov called for wartime elections in a bombshell address on Tuesday, arguing the nation faced a crisis of governance.

Mykhailo Fedorov says Ukraine faces ‘systemic crisis of governance’