VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-08-19
“Democracy cannot be held hostage by Russia,”
Mykhailo Fedorov · said 2026-08-18 · reported 2026-08-19
Fedorov made the remark in a video calling for wartime elections in Ukraine.
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