Wartime election would ‘destroy’ Ukraine, Zelenskyy says

KYIV, Ukraine — Holding a wartime election in Ukraine while active fighting with Russia continues would “destroy” the country by splitting ?Ukrainians, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. His comments, released to reporters on Sunday, ?were Zelenskyy’s first on the subject since ousted former Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov called for a wartime poll in a bombshell address last week. Fedorov’s surprise dismissal last month sparked ?widespread protests, but supporters calling for his reinstatement later baulked at his ?call for an election – the first such demand by a major ?Ukrainian political figure since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022. “I believe…