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Is it time for Zelenskyy to go? | LBC callers react

Aug 24, 2026
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Ukraine's ousted Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov called for wartime elections in a bombshell address on Tuesday, arguing the nation faced a crisis of governance, in the biggest internal challenge to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy since Russia's invasion. Ali poses the question to his audience: Should Zelenskyy call an election? 00:00 | Ali gives some background to the situation as he talks about political corruption and reads out some caller texts. 00:57 | Ali reads out some caller texts from Ben and Veronica. 01:45 | Alex in High Wycombe thinks an election would pose a safety risk to the Ukrainian public. 05:05 | Eleanor is a Ukrainian caller living in the UK. 08:46 | Martin in Barnsley thinks the war will carry on no matter what happens with an election. 13:00 | Nick in Ilford thinks Ali's off in his opinions on the topic and explains why... 17:47 | John's in Kyiv and doesn't think now is the right time for an election. 26:06 | Andrea in East London has some opinions which Ali finds 'provocative'.
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