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Volodymyr Zelenskyy: “I believe that in a war like this, elections as such are a huge risk. Elections right now are a tsunami for the country…”

On the recordAugust 23, 2026
I believe that in a war like this, elections as such are a huge risk. Elections right now are a tsunami for the country that will split Ukraine.
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy

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Zelenskyy discusses the risks of elections during wartime.

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