Aidan Stretch(@aidan_stretch):In new video address, Ukraine’s former minister of defense Mykhailo Fedorov calls for elections - one of the most serious challenges to Zelenskyy of the war. “Democracy cannot be held hostage by Russia. We are fighting precisely because we want to remain a free European state. Therefore, we must find a legal, secure, and realistic mechanism that will allow Ukraine to restore a fully functioning democratic process even under the conditions of a prolonged war.”

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Aidan Stretch@aidan_stretch

2026.08.18 21:24

In new video address, Ukraine’s former minister of defense Mykhailo Fedorov calls for elections - one of the most serious challenges to Zelenskyy of the war. “Democracy cannot be held hostage by Russia. We are fighting precisely because we want to remain a free European state. Therefore, we must find a legal, secure, and realistic mechanism that will allow Ukraine to restore a fully functioning democratic process even under the conditions of a prolonged war.”