Holding election in wartime would risk destroying Ukraine, says Zelenskyy
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"Holding election in wartime would risk destroying Ukraine, says Zelenskyy" is generating significant coverage in the World category, with 2 articles from 2 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Українська правда and CBC. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (6)
- Zelenskyy rejects election call from fired defence minister Financial Times · 1h ago
- Zelenskyy rejects plea for wartime presidential election ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation · 4h ago
- Zelenskyy details rift with dismissed defense minister, saying some of his actions were misguided ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos · 4h ago
- Zelensky Says His Ex-Defense Minister Was Wrong to Call for Elections The New York Times · 4h ago
- Ex-defence minister Fedorov says corruption is preventing Ukraine from ending war from position of strength Українська правда · 4h ago
- Zelenskyy says holding elections during war would 'destroy' Ukraine CBC · 4h ago
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