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23 August 2026

Zelensky Says His Ex-Defense Minister Was Wrong to Call for Elections

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Zelensky Says His Ex-Defense Minister Was Wrong to Call for Elections

The Ukrainian president repeated his long-held position that elections in the middle of war would tear his country apart.

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