“I think this is not the time for elections,” Zelensky saidwhose term ends on March 31, in his address to the nation.
The Ukrainian president asked to avoid “anything related to political division”, arguing that there is a need to focus on the “defense” of the country and the “struggle” that will decide “the fate of the land and the people.”
Zelensky called not to fall into pessimism and internal conflicts and warned that this is only good for Russia.
“And if it is necessary to end this or the political dispute and continue working only in unity, the state has structures capable of putting an end to this and providing society with all the necessary answers so that there is no there is room for conflicts and games by others against Ukraine. ” said the head of state.
Zelensky made these statements days after his former adviser Oleksí Arestovich asked not to postpone the elections and announced his intention to participate in the presidential elections.
Arestovich has been highly critical of the Zelenskiy government in recent months, claiming to have been the target of pressure and threats for it.
In his speech on Monday, the Ukrainian president described it as “totally irresponsible” and “frivolous” to bring the issue of elections “in wartime” into the public debate.
The Ukrainian military and security system had already warned of the challenge of ensuring security on election day in the midst of the war and giving all soldiers, refugees and internally displaced persons the opportunity to vote.
Zelensky’s words in favor of postponing the elections – as stipulated in the martial law that has been in force in the country since the start of the war – also come after the head of the army, Valeri Zaluzhni, for the first time accused errors in the adopted military strategy. and recognized the stagnation at the front.
Source: DN
