Zelenskyy ‘ready for elections’ after Trump questions Ukrainian democracy
Zelenskyy says he would hold wartime elections within months given help from allies and Ukraine’s parliamentTrump lambasts ‘weak’ and ‘decaying’ Europe and hints at walking away from UkraineVolodymyr Zelenskyy has said he is ready to hold a wartime election within the next three months,...
<p>Zelenskyy says he would hold wartime elections within months given help from allies and Ukraine’s parliament</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/09/trump-hints-walking-away-ukraine-calls-europe-weak-decaying">Trump lambasts ‘weak’ and ‘decaying’ Europe and hints at walking away from Ukraine</a></p></li></ul><p>Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he is ready to hold a wartime election within the next three months, if Ukraine’s parliament and foreign allies will allow it, after <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/09/trump-hints-walking-away-ukraine-calls-europe-weak-decaying">Donald Trump accused him of clinging on to power</a>.</p><p>Zelenskyy, clearly irritated by Trump’s intervention, said that “this is a question for the people of Ukraine, not people from other states, with all due respect to our partners”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/09/zelenskyy-ready-for-elections-after-trump-questions-ukrainian-democracy">Continue reading...</a>
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