Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Ukraine's ousted Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov called for wartime elections in a bombshell address on Tuesday, arguing the nation faced a crisis of governance, in the biggest internal challenge to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy since Russia's invasion.
Ali poses the question to his audience: Should Zelenskyy call an election?
00:00 | Ali gives some background to the situation as he talks about political corruption and reads out some caller texts.
00:57 | Ali reads out some caller texts from Ben and Veronica.
01:45 | Alex in High Wycombe thinks an election would pose a safety risk to the Ukrainian public.
05:05 | Eleanor is a Ukrainian caller living in the UK.
08:46 | Martin in Barnsley thinks the war will carry on no matter what happens with an election.
13:00 | Nick in Ilford thinks Ali's off in his opinions on the topic and explains why...
17:47 | John's in Kyiv and doesn't think now is the right time for an election.
26:06 | Andrea in East London has some opinions which Ali finds 'provocative'.
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Ukraine's ousted Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov called for wartime elections in a bombshell address on Tuesday, arguing the nation faced a crisis of governance, in the biggest internal challenge to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy since Russia's invasion.
Ali poses the question to his audience: Should Zelenskyy call an election?
00:00 | Ali gives some background to the situation as he talks about political corruption and reads out some caller texts.
00:57 | Ali reads out some caller texts from Ben and Veronica.
01:45 | Alex in High Wycombe thinks an election would pose a safety risk to the Ukrainian public.
05:05 | Eleanor is a Ukrainian caller living in the UK.
08:46 | Martin in Barnsley thinks the war will carry on no matter what happens with an election.
13:00 | Nick in Ilford thinks Ali's off in his opinions on the topic and explains why...
17:47 | John's in Kyiv and doesn't think now is the right time for an election.
26:06 | Andrea in East London has some opinions which Ali finds 'provocative'.
Listen to the full show on the all-new LBC App: app.af.lbc.co.uk/btnc/thenewlbcapp
#alimiraj #volodymyrzelenskyy #zelenskyy #putin #vladimirputin #worldnews #news #politics #internationalnews #war #debate #LBC
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