Reuters reported last week that talks between U.S. and Ukrainian negotiators discussed that any peace agreement would be put to a referendum in Ukraine to be held simultaneously with the elections. The date under consideration is May.
When does Volodymyr Zelensky plan to announce his election plan?
What dates are being considered for the referendum in Ukraine?
What did Trump threaten Zelensky in the context of the elections?
Why are elections not being held in Ukraine currently?
“FT” emphasized that American President Donald Trump threatened Zelensky with withdrawing security guarantees for Ukraine if the elections and referendum were not held by May 15.
Last week, Zelensky told journalists that the US authorities propose that Ukraine and Russia end the war at the beginning of this summer and will most likely apply pressure in line with this schedule.
— They say they want to finish everything by June. And that they will do everything to end the war. They want a clear schedule for all activities, said the President of Ukraine. Zelensky justified the dates chosen by the US with internal American politics, especially the midterm elections scheduled for November.
Trump and Russia talk about “dictator” Zelensky
Trump has long been pressuring Zelensky and Ukraine to hold the elections. He even once posted an entry on his Truth Social website in which he sharply attacked the Ukrainian president and called him a “dictator without elections” who “played with Biden however he wanted.” In fact, elections are not being held in Ukraine due to the ongoing martial law caused by the Russian invasion.
Trump's words were consistent with the theses of Russian propaganda, which does not recognize the president and the government of Ukraine as fully legal state organs, willingly using the term “Kiev regime” instead.
