Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that Ukraine cannot hold national elections without at least a temporary cease-fire, warning that voting during Russiaβs ongoing assault would be unsafe, illegal and deeply unfair.
His remarks, delivered to a virtual meeting of the international βCoalition of the Willing,β underscored the mounting political pressure Kyiv faces as the war grinds into its fourth year.
Ukrainian law bans elections under martial law β a measure imposed just days after Russiaβs full-scale invasion in February 2022.
Zelenskyyβs term expired in May 2024, but wartime rules froze the electoral calendar, prompting Moscow to declare him βillegitimateβ and fueling criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump, who began his second term in January.
βThere must be a cease-fire β at least for the duration of the election process and voting,β Zelenskyy told the coalition, citing report
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