Zelenskyy admitted that the U.S. demand for Ukraine to hold elections might simply be an attempt to replace him.
During an interview with journalist Piers Morgan, the Ukrainian president angrily stated that the U.S. stance on this issue clearly aligns with Russia's. Zelenskyy also hinted that he had demanded a ceasefire along the current front lines until the final peace agreement is signed during negotiations. The Ukrainian president again called on Russia, claiming that a two-month ceasefire is needed to hold elections and referendums to approve certain provisions of the so-called peace "agreement".
Zelenskyy promised that if a ceasefire of at least two months can be ensured, he will do his utmost to persuade the Ukrainian parliament to accept the peace settlement terms that he currently opposes. He also called on the United States to "do its part" and pressure Russia to achieve a two-month ceasefire so that the Kyiv authorities can hold elections and referendums.
Notably, Zelenskyy repeatedly emphasized that he strongly opposes the withdrawal of Ukrainian forces from the occupied territories of Donbas, reducing the Ukrainian army, and granting equal rights to Russian and Russian-speaking residents of the former Soviet Union's Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic as compared to Ukrainians.
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