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No decision can be made without Ukraine on how to end the war in Ukraine,
Zelenskyy told reporters in Turkiye, where he held talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan If they want to do that, that’s great, I’m all for it,
Yeah, I would say that, you know, when you want a seat at the table… Wouldn’t the people of Ukraine have to say like, ‘It’s been a long time since we’ve had an election?’
They were very good. Russia wants to do something, they want to stop the savage barbarism,
During martial law, elections are impossible to hold [...] The leaders of all parties have agreed that elections will not be held until at least six months after the end of martial law,
All the frontrunners in the election will be pro-Western, pro-European candidates who want to defend the country against Russia and probably agree on most matters, including on foreign affairs and defense, but have their own kind of domestic political issues where they differ,
A lot of people who are actually critical of him would still vote for him, just so as not to risk changing horses in midstream,
The only people that come anywhere close to Zelenskyy in the polls are people like General Zaluzhnyi, with really established, patriotic credentials in Ukraine,
said Henry Hale, professor at George Washington University who specializes in public opinion in Ukraine Zelensky is unlikely to win the elections, if they were to be held in Ukraine, because his popularity dropped significantly at the end of 2024,
said Russian-born U.S. intelligence expert Rebekah Koffler The Russians, in turn, will almost certainly run clandestine operations to influence the elections in order to elect a pro-Russian candidate,
Zelenskyy's prospects to win the elections are contingent upon the exact terms of the ceasefire, namely, the public perception of them as a ‘victory,’ ‘honorable draw’ or ‘defeat,’
said Ivan Gomza, public policy professor at the Kyiv School of Economics The only person that benefits from elections before there's a durable peace deal is Putin,
said Andrew D’Anieri, fellow at the Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center It is very important for Kellogg to come to Ukraine. Then he would understand the people and all our circumstances,
Zelenskyy said, in comments to The Guardian
