Zelensky's office probed for corruption as fired defence minister demands elections

According to France 24, Ukrainian anti‑corruption agencies have opened an investigation into senior officials in President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s office, just a day after the recently dismissed defence minister called for national elections while the country remains locked in a war with Russia. The probe adds a political distraction for the Ukrainian president as the conflict enters its fifth year.

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