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Ukraine ex-defence minister calling for wartime elections
The story so farUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky fired Irina Mudra, deputy head of the presidential office, after anti-corruption agencies announced an investigation into a money-laundering network allegedly tied to his office. Fedorov, widely credited as an architect of Ukraine's drone program, issued the call for elections without addressing how voting could be conducted under martial law, which has banned elections since February 2022. Although Zelensky himself was not named as a suspect in the corruption investigation, the probe threatens to draw him into a fresh political crisis alongside the electoral pressure from Fedorov.
Still watching
- What consequences, if any, will Fedorov face for publicly challenging Zelensky's authority during wartime?
- How are Ukraine's Western allies responding to Fedorov's call for elections, given concerns it could undermine wartime unity?
- Could martial law be lifted or modified to allow elections, and what would need to happen for that to occur?
- Is Fedorov acting alone in his call for elections, or does he have the backing of other political figures or factions in Ukraine?
- What is the full scope of the corruption network allegedly tied to the presidential office — how many suspects are named and what amounts are involved?
- Why did Zelensky dismiss Fedorov as defence minister after only about six months, and was it connected to the current political tensions?
How it developed
Ukraine ex-defence minister calling for wartime elections
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky fired Irina Mudra, deputy head of the presidential office, after anti-corruption agencies announced an investigation into a money-laundering network allegedly tied to his office.
- Fedorov, widely credited as an architect of Ukraine's drone program, issued the call for elections without addressing how voting could be conducted under martial law, which has banned elections since February 2022.
- Although Zelensky himself was not named as a suspect in the corruption investigation, the probe threatens to draw him into a fresh political crisis alongside the electoral pressure from Fedorov.
Sacked Ukraine defence minister Fedorov calls for wartime elections
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