Zelenskyy fires a top aide amid a graft probe as Ukraine's ex-defense minister demands elections

Source: thehill.com · Section: politics · Bias: Left · Published: Thu, 20 Aug 2026 01:39:31 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired one of his most senior officials Wednesday as corruption investigators named a deputy head of the presidential office among the suspects in a money-laundering case. The stunning developments came a day after Ukraine’s recently fired defense minister demanded national elections, despite Russia’s more than 4-year-old invasion....

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