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Ukraine's Zelenskyy faces call for wartime election from former defense chief

CNBCAugust 19, 2026

Ukraine's former defense chief Mykhailo Fedorov has called for wartime elections in what many see as the most direct political challenge to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy since Russia launched its ful…

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