Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Ukraine's ousted defence minister has called for wartime elections in a bombshell speech.

Mykhailo Fedorov argued the nation faced a crisis of governance in the biggest internal challenge to President Zelenksyy since Russia's invasion.

Ukrainian law prohibits holding elections during wartime.

Leader of the Holos Party, Kira Rudik, joins Shelagh Fogarty to react to the unprecedented challenge.

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