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I would like to say it's months, but it's not years."
When asked how long it could take for a ceasefire agreement to come to fruition, Kellogg said It needs to be done,
he told Reuters, which reported Ukraine should hold its next elections at a time when the country can guarantee the security and democratic standards of those elections. While this cannot be guaranteed during the current all-out war,
according to election experts Peter Erben and Gio Kobakhidze of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems, a U.S.-headquartered non-profit In most democracies, elections take place even during wartime. I think it’s important. I believe it’s good for democracy. The beauty of a strong democracy is having more than one potential candidate.”
Over the weekend, United States President Donald Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogg, said We will be speaking, and I think we’ll perhaps do something that’ll be significant,
Trump told reporters at the White House They may have their own relations but talking about Ukraine without us — it is dangerous for everyone,
We haven’t seen Mr Kellogg’s full interview, only a few quotes about the elections, so it’s hard to fully assess his position,
said Dmytro Lytvyn, Zelenskiy’s communications adviser But if his plan is just a ceasefire and elections, it is a failed plan – Putin won’t be intimidated by just those two things,
he told Reuters in a written statement But we remember that President Trump, in his meetings with President Zelensky, spoke deeply and wisely about the situation and what could actually pressure Putin,
I feel very, very confident that we can actually make something happen."
Russia will not stop on its own. The world must force it to end this brutal and unprovoked aggression,
Every day, Russia attacks Ukraine with drones, missiles and aerial bombs,
Zelenskyy said in a statement posted to Telegram Strengthening our defense is absolutely necessary. We need better protection — air defense systems, long-range weapons and sanctions pressure,
Most democratic nations have elections in their time of war. I think it is important they do so,
We do not have that information
Asked about what the former Western official and two other people familiar with the matter told Reuters, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said (He ... He) is setting a trap, claiming that if Ukraine doesn't hold elections, he can later ignore any agreements,