On the 20th, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in an interview he urged the US to let Ukraine decide on election timing, arguing open, democratic voting is impossible during wartime amid drone and missile threats. He said Russia raised the election issue hoping a change of Ukraine’s president would ease pressure on Moscow, and expressed surprise the US now holds a similar stance. If elections are to proceed, he said voting arrangements must be created for frontline troops, Ukrainians

On the 20th, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in an interview he urged the US to let Ukraine decide on election timing, arguing open, democratic voting is impossible during wartime amid drone and missile threats. He said Russia raised the election issue hoping a change of Ukraine’s president would ease pressure on Moscow, and expressed surprise the US now holds a similar stance. If elections are to proceed, he said voting arrangements must be created for frontline troops, Ukrainians abroad and citizens inside Ukraine.