Zelensky won't announce elections on war anniversary amid talks of US-driven timeline (kyivindependent.com)
from HowRu68@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 12 Feb 15:04
https://lemmy.world/post/43050682

As of now, President Volodymyr Zelensky does not plan to announce presidential elections or a referendum on a possible peace deal with Russia on Feb. 24, a source in the President’s Office familiar with the matter told the Kyiv Independent on Feb. 11.

The comment came after the Financial Times reported that Kyiv was preparing to hold both votes this spring and that Zelensky could unveil the plan on the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion.

“He wasn’t planning to,” the source said when asked whether the president would make such an announcement on Feb. 24. “When there’s no security, there’s nothing else.”

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HowRu68@lemmy.world on 12 Feb 15:34 next collapse

Note that some days ago FT published an article titled " Zelenskyy planning elections in Ukraine and vote on peace deal".

UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world on 12 Feb 15:42 next collapse

Love a permanent state of exception.

resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world on 12 Feb 17:18 next collapse

Yeah, let’s give Russia a chance to steal the election.

UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world on 12 Feb 17:27 collapse

“They’re going to steal the elections so we cancelled them” will be Trump’s go-to in a couple of months.

hubobes@piefed.europe.pub on 12 Feb 20:45 collapse

Russia can end that state whenever they want.

tleb@lemmy.ca on 12 Feb 17:03 next collapse

Reminder their constitution doesn’t allow elections during war, for good reason - how tf are you supposed to vote when you’re being bombed?

ol_capt_joe@piefed.ee on 12 Feb 17:28 collapse

Which timeline is this… 24 hours after Trump gets elected? Or the too weak two weeks when Trump was supposed to get Putin to agree to a ceasefire? US needs to get its house in order.