After Ukraine's fired defense minister publicly called for wartime elections, Zelenskyy said it would risk splitting the country.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is under renewed pressure to hold wartime elections, which are not allowed under the country's constitution while marital law is in effect.

Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has called for elections, but the difficulties of holding such a contest during wartime are significant.

Presidente afirma que eleições seriam um enorme risco enquanto o país combate a invasão russa