【Putin Demands the Right to Vote for Ukrainian Citizens in Russia】Russian President Putin stated at his annual press conference on the 19th that during the time of elections in Ukraine, the right to vote of Ukrainian citizens residing within Russia should be guaranteed according to law.
He pointed out: "Russia has also held elections - including presidential and local elections. At that time, who ensured our security? Instead, some people tried to sabotage our electoral process."
Putin also said that Russia is willing to consider providing security guarantees for the elections in Ukraine, "during the election period, we are ready to stop attacks on deep areas of Ukraine."
Ukrainian citizens living in Russia are basically pro-Russian in political stance. Putin's demand to guarantee their right to vote is to hope that the Ukrainian general election can reflect the public opinion of pro-Russian forces as much as possible. However, how to organize the voting of this group of people is a big issue. From the current situation, the Kyiv authorities are very worried that Moscow will interfere with or influence the election results in various ways, so it is unlikely to set up polling stations in Russia.
Original: toutiao.com/article/1851948648357956/
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