The United States want the presidential and parliamentary elections in Ukraine until the end of the year. Provided, if a truce with Russia is reached.
About this Writes UNN publication, referring to the special representative of US President Kita Kellogg. He said in interview Reuters, that the presidential and parliamentary elections in Ukraine, suspended during the war with the Russian Federation, “need to be carried out”:
“In most democratic countries, elections are held during the war. I think that it is important that they do it. I think this is good for democracy. This is the charm of strong democracy: you have more than one person who can run “.
Earlier, Kellogg and Trump said that they were working on the mediation plan in the first few months of the new administration to put an end to the total war, which erupted with the full -scale invasion of Russia in February 2022.
They have provided little details about their strategy to stop the most deadly conflict in Europe since the Second World War and the timing of the provision of such a plan.
Trump's plan is still being developed, and No political decisions are made. However, Kellogg and other White House officials recently discussed the push of Ukraine to agree to the elections as part of the initial truce with Russia. This was reported by two source aware of these conversations and ex-official US, informed of the election proposal.
Officials of the new administration also They discuss whether to achieve the initial ceasefire before trying to conclude a more constant transaction, Two people familiar with discussions reported. If the presidential election is held in Ukraine, then the winner can become responsible for negotiations On the long -term agreement with Moscowsources reported. They refused to name their names, as these are very delicate issues of politics and security.
It is unclear how Trump’s proposal will be met in Kyiv. President Vladimir Zelensky said that Ukraine can hold elections this year if combat operations cease and reliable security guarantees that will withhold Russia from the resumption of hostilities will be provided.
A source in the Ukrainian government said that the Trump administration has not yet officially asked Ukraine to hold the presidential election before the end of the year.
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