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Ousted Ukraine defence minister calls for election

PerthNow · 19 August 2026 at 7:54 pm

Ousted Ukraine defence minister calls for election

Ukraine's popular ex-defence minister has called for wartime elections in what could become the biggest internal challenge to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

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