Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday rejected calls for wartime elections, saying the move would "destroy the country." Photo by Andrej Cukic/EPA
Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday rejected calls for wartime elections, saying the move would "destroy the country."
Under martial law, elections have been suspended since Russia invaded the country in 2022.
Last week, ousted Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov called on the president, whose five-year term ended in 2024, to allow Ukrainians to vote again.
Responding to Fedorov for the first time, Zelenkyy said such a move would split the country.
