What’s behind domestic political pressure on Ukraine’s president?
Video Duration 28 minutes 00 seconds 28: 00. Zelenskyy rejects call from sacked minister for wartime elections.
Video Duration 28 minutes 00 seconds 28: 00. Zelenskyy rejects call from sacked minister for wartime elections.
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- Oleksandr Sushko – executive director of the International Renaissance Foundation, a Ukrainian charitable organisation, and former co-chairman of the EU-Ukraine Civil Society Platform.
- Olexiy Haran – professor of comparative politics at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy and head of research at the Democratic Initiatives Foundation.
- International leaders have visited Ukraine to mark its Independence Day as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejects calls for wartime elections.
- Michael Bociurkiw – global affairs analyst and senior fellow at the Atlantic Council.
- But domestic political pressure has been growing against the backdrop of the latest corruption investigations into senior administration authorities while Russian and Ukrainian attacks intensify.
Michael Bociurkiw – global affairs analyst and senior fellow at the Atlantic Council. Published On 24 Aug 202624 Aug 2026.
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