Ukrainian President Zelenskyy rejected former Defense Minister Fedorov's call for wartime elections, saying they would lead to national division. Zelenskyy argued that elections are impossible while martial law is in place and proposed a Black Sea ceasefire conditional on Russia halting airstrikes on energy facilities, but Russia refused. He also predicted that Russia plans to conscript additional troops after the general election and emphasized Ukraine's shortage of air defense missiles and the need for increased defense spending. Finally, he mentioned that Russia and China are developing a Starlink-like system and stated that Ukraine will work with Europe on a similar project.
