- Zelenskyy declared that Moscow has no right to influence the Ukrainian elections.
- Putin indicated the possibility of suspending the attacks in order to organize elections.
- The US proposed trilateral negotiations to end the war in Miami.
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyi said on Saturday that Moscow has no say in the organization of elections in Ukraine. His comments came after Russian President Vladimir Putin indicated a suspension of attacks to allow Kyiv to organize presidential elections. TASR informs about it according to the report of the AFP agency.
“It is not Putin who decides when and in what format elections will be held in Ukraine,” noted Zelenskyi, who also once again ruled out voting in the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine.
According to AFP, Zelensky also said that The United States proposed talks between the Ukrainian and Russian negotiating teams in Miami, where officials meanwhile gathered for another round of talks to end the war. “As far as I know, they proposed this format: Ukraine, America, Russia,” Zelenskyy said, adding that The Europeans could be present and it would be “logical to hold such a joint meeting … after understanding the potential outcomes of the meeting that has already taken place”. the French agency quotes.
Zelensky announced on Thursday that Ukrainian and American delegations will negotiate in the United States on Friday and Saturday (December 19 and 20) to end the war. These delegations also held talks in Berlin on Monday, while several European leaders were also present. According to Zelensky, these talks “were not easy, but they were productive.”
The American delegation also plans to hold talks with the Russian side over the weekend. The head of US diplomacy, Marco Rubio said at a press conference at the State Department on Friday that he may join the talks with the Russian delegation on Saturday.
