Russian President Vladimir Putin has defended on more than one occasion that he will not sit down to negotiate a possible peace with a president who is not legitimate, In reference to the martial law applied in Ukrainethat endorses the government of Zelenski and that has prevented the celebration of new elections.
This suggestion has also been supported by the special envoy for the United States Ukraine War, appointed by Donald Trump, Keith Kellog, who has asked that new parliamentary and presidential elections are held again Before the end of the year, especially if the fire is reached with Russia in the coming months.
“In most democracies, elections are held even in times of war, I think it is important. I think it is good for democracy. The beauty of a strong democracy is to have more than one potential candidate,” Kellogg defended, according to reported Reuters.
Meanwhile, Zelenski, who won the past elections with 73% of the votes, already He has made it clear that he will not give in to the blackmail of Russia and the United States. “The elections will take place after the hot phase of the war ends and the martial law is lifted. We are defending democracy and elections are extremely important. But allow me to be clear: end the martial law is now exactly what Putin He wants, “said the Ukrainian president.
In addition, in the case of lifting martial law, The soldiers would no longer be forced to attend the front, So the big part would return home. “But who will defend Ukraine then? Without security guarantees, Russia will invade again,” he added, while making it clear that “he has always been a supporter of the elections.”
Similarly, the president recalled that in times of war, the elections also They need constitutional modifications and legal improvements. “The key issue refers not only to legal aspects, but also to the human factor. How will soldiers vote in the trenches? And what about the millions of Ukrainians in the occupied territories? Doesn’t their votes matter anymore? And what about the 8 million Ukrainians who have found themselves abroad due to war? “He concluded in his allegation.
