After Ukraine's fired defense minister publicly called for wartime elections, Zelenskyy said it would risk splitting the country.

Former Ukraine Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has called for wartime elections, saying Kyiv must restore its democratic process despite the ongoing war.

Hours after Lindsey Graham's funeral last month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told U.S. lawmakers his country needed the Russia sanctions bill they were considering, as a morale booster in the long war.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday awarded Elon Musk Ukraine’s Order of Freedom, one of its highest state honors, for his “outstanding personal merits” in protecting human life and freedom and strengthening ties with the United States.

Zelenskyy said Jaishankar and the Indian delegation remained safe during the attack, crediting Ukrainian combat aviation with intercepting most of the drones

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy awarded Elon Musk the Order of Freedom, a major state honor reserved for strategic partners, as Kyiv is lobbying the world’s richest man to use his Starlink mobile internet system for drone strikes in Russia.

The leaders have worked toward building back their often-fraught relationship. Now, it faces another test in a White House meeting set for Tuesday.

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