US EditionUkraine will not hold elections until a ceasefire is in place, Zelenskyy says
Zelenskyy emphasized elections require a ceasefire and security guarantees due to displaced voters, martial law, and ongoing Russian occupation affecting millions, officials said.
- Ukraine will only hold elections when security guarantees and a ceasefire with Russia are in place, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
- Zelensky stated that a ceasefire could potentially "end hostilities by summer" if Russia agrees.
- The Financial Times reported that Ukraine was considering holding a presidential election within three months, after facing pressure from Washington.
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Why Ukraine cannot hold elections during the war and what Zelensky says must happen first
KYIV, Feb 13 — Throughout Russia’s four-year invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin — and more recently the White House — have said Ukraine must hold elections as part of any peace deal.President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday that Ukraine will only hold elections once it has security guarantees in place and a ceasefire with Russia.The Financial Times, citing anonymous sources, had earlier reported that Kyiv was mulling the possibility of stagin…
The Ukrainian president reiterated that there will be no elections until he has "all the security guarantees" in the country.
According to the Constitution of Ukraine, the organisation of national elections while the country is under martial law is illegal. It was declared on 24 February 2022, on the day Russia launched its invasion on a large scale. Article Volodimir Zelenski claims that the war in Ukraine could end until Friday “if Russia agrees”. When the presidential elections were to be held the first time in Romania TV.
The Ukrainian President said that an election could only be held after a ceasefire, and certainly not on the anniversary of the country's invasion.
Zelensky says Ukraine will not hold elections until security guarantees in place
President Volodymyr Zelensky has said Ukraine will only hold elections once it has security guarantees and a ceasefire in place, dismissing reports that he is planning to announce elections on the anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of his country on February 24.
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