Election issue may become part of negotiations with Russia — Ukraine’s Voter Committee chief

He said this on the Espreso TV channel.

“Nobody knows whether there will be elections in Ukraine. Over the past few months, we have seen many different signals, ranging from extremely harsh pressure on the Ukrainian president, when there were publications that he could be guaranteed security in France.

On the other hand, we have received statements that there will be no dictatorship and no extremely quick elections. There were messages from representatives of the Trump team who demonstrated an understanding of Ukrainian realities. They said that the Constitution of Ukraine prohibits holding elections until the end of martial law,” said Koshel.

According to the head of Ukraine’s Voter Committee, there are various signals coming in that do not mean anything yet.

“For example, Putin does not want to sign peace agreements with Zelenskyy. There's no need to look for conspiracy theories here, it's just a common post-Soviet complex. Zelenskyy once performed (in KVN - ed.), and Putin sat in the audience and laughed. So he is uncomfortable, and this discomfort may be the reason why the election issue will become part of the negotiations. Putin does not like Zelenskyy, does not like Pashynian, a former journalist, does not like women in politics. This is the kind of person Putin is,” Koshel emphasized. 

He added that it may happen that the elections in Ukraine will become part of the agreements with Russia.

“But there is no need to despair, I am not saying that this is a disaster. I mean, if Ukraine gains a stronger position and plays on these post-Soviet complexes, it may even work in our favor,” Koshel summarized. 

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