But in an interview with Channel 4 News, Mr Zelensky said he was open to changing the law to allow for a wartime election. The votes are banned under wartime legislation and Mr Zelensky said in November that he was opposed to holding one because now is the time of defence. The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child is holding a two-day hearing on Russias record on the treatment of children. Russian air defense systems in Leningrad Oblast are most likely positioned to defend against strikes from the north-west and west, as Russia has historically arrayed its air defense in the area to defend against hypothetical Nato attacks, it said.
