Volodymyr Zelenskyy is the president of Ukraine. He does not want to hold elections. Elections in war are very dangerous. They can split the country. Mychailo Fedorow wanted elections. He thinks democracy must work in war. Ukraine has war law since 2022. Therefore, elections are forbidden now. Zelenskyy wants to lead the country safely through the war. He says elections are like a tsunami for the state.
Ukraine needs much money for the war. Zelenskyy asks the EU for 30 billion euros. The defense fund lacks much money. About 23 billion euros are missing. The state pays the soldiers with the money. Families of dead soldiers also get money. Ukraine builds many drones. Norway wants to help Ukraine. Norway promises 7.82 billion euros for the year 2027.
Zelenskyy also warns of Russia. He thinks Russia wants 300,000 new soldiers in September. This is mobilization. Russia wants to conquer more areas in Ukraine. There were drone attacks in Russia. Warehouses of a company were hit. The company name is Ozon. Nobody was hurt. Ukraine won back some land. Since the start of the year, this is 820 square kilometers.
