Zelensky says wartime election would ‘destroy’ Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday said that holding elections amid Russia’s war with Ukraine would “destroy” the country. “I believe that ​if we want to destroy the country, then we can move towards elections ​during this kind of war,” Zelensky told reporters. The president said that elections “in genera

We spoke to Sir Richard Shirreff, Nato’s former Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe about the Ukraine’s war with Russia, as Prime Minister Andy Burnham visited Kyiv to reiterate the UK’s commitment to support its ally against Putin.

The Ukrainian President has faced calls to hold elections, including from his former defense minister.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday rejected calls for wartime elections, saying the move would divide and "destroy the country."

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that holding elections during wartime would pose a threat to the country, following a controversial call by his former defense minister to pave the way for an election. According to the latest opinion poll by the Kyiv Institute of Sociology carried out this summer, only 1

Ukraine’s president made the stark warning that a new surge of Russia troops could join the war in the coming months

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.

Poll shows 57% of Ukrainians favour holding elections only after the fighting ends

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Photo credit: APUkrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that holding elections during the ongoing war with Russia could fracture the country and even “destroy” it, as fresh calls grow for Kyiv to hold a vote despite martial law.Ukraine has suspended elections under ma

Elections now would 'destroy Ukraine,' Zelensky says, revealing new details on disagreements with Fedorov  The Kyiv Independent

The embattled Ukrainian president slams Mykhailo Fedorov's idea as a 'tsunami' that would 'split' the country.

President sharply criticises proposal, saying ‘elections right now are a tsunami for the state that will split Ukraine’ Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said holding elections in Ukraine during wartime would risk splitting the country at a time when Russia is amassing ballistic missiles and considering whether to mobilise an ex

The Ukrainian president argues that holding a vote today would only play into Vladimir Putin's hands.

KYIV, Aug 23 - Holding a wartime election in Ukraine while active fighting with Russia continues would \"destroy\" the country by splitting Ukrainians, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said.

Wartime election would 'destroy' Ukraine, Zelenskiy says  Reuters

President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed a range of issues during a press briefing on Aug. 22. He rejected calls for wartime elections, calling the idea a “tsunami” that would split the country, and warned against creating internal societal divisions between civilians and the military. He reported that the Dnipropetrovsk

Ukraine has suspended elections under martial law, a measure still widely supported by the population as the country focuses on fighting off Russian forces.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said wartime elections would currently be too dangerous for Ukraine, after a call by his former defence minister to organise a vote.