US EditionTrump Says Ukraine Should Hold Elections
Zelenskyy says elections can occur within 60–90 days if Western partners guarantee security, while 63% of Ukrainians support voting only after the war ends, polls show.
- While traveling from London to Brussels, President Donald Trump urged Ukraine to hold presidential elections, questioning whether the country remains democratic in an interview published Tuesday by Politico.
- Ukraine's constitution blocks ballots during martial law, and Kyiv International Institute of Sociology polls show around 63% of the Ukrainian public want elections delayed until after the war ends.
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he would be ready to hold elections within 60 to 90 days if Western partners including the US help ensure security for the vote.
- Days of US and Ukrainian officials negotiations ended Saturday without a breakthrough, and the European Commission said elections can only occur when conditions are suitable, spokesperson Anita Hipper said.
- Framing the debate, Donald Trump said Russia has the 'upper hand' and polls show Volodymyr Zelenskyy retains 60% support while General Valerii Zaluzhnyi holds around 19%.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky assured on Tuesday 9 December that he was "ready" to hold a presidential election in Ukraine.He responded to Donald Trump's criticism of the absence of new elections in Ukraine.
Berliner Morgenpost
Will the pressure from US President Trump be too great? The hurdles for elections in Ukraine are still high, but President Selenskyi is in charge.
Trump says Ukrainians should re-elect the leader. Specialist Ana Cavalieri explains that there are no "no even logical" conditions for the electoral act to result in freedom and transparency.
In an interview in Politico, Donald Trump said that Ukraine, which "has lost many territories", should organize elections. The US President accused Kiev of "using war" to abstain.
Ukrainian President Selenskyy has declared the fundamental willingness to hold new elections in his country under current martial law, thus responding to repeated criticism by US President Trump, who had questioned the legitimacy of the Ukrainian leader.
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