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Ukraine's sacked defence minister Fedorov calls for wartime presidential elections
🇺🇦 UkraineAug 19, 2026 06:06SRC: FRANCE 24BY: FRANCE 24
INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY
Ukraine's popular ex-defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov called for wartime elections on Tuesday evening, stating that the nation was facing a crisis of governance. Fedorov was dismissed last month, sparking days of protests across Ukraine. It is the first time since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022 that a Ukrainian political figure demands presidential elections.
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