London – President Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared a martial law on February 24, 2022, Kyiv Heaven still throwing black Russian missile strikes.
Three years later, the furious nation lives under the extraordinary capacities given to the government to maintain the defense and war against President Vladimir Putin. The powers used by Russia to weaken the country’s war leader.
Under Ukrainian Constitution, elections – Presidency or Parliament cannot be maintained while the law is in force.
Moscow has been armed with Ukrainian democratic freezing, with Putin and its allies illegal with ZelensSkyy, so it is suitable for participation in peace talks.
President Donald Trump gives the Kremlin campaign that is giving weight.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Ukraine, 2025, 2025. In Washington, February 2025, 2025 President of Russia, 20, 2025 February 20, 2025.
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On Wednesday, Trump criticized due to the “non-election dictator”, Trump among the US and especially in Europe’s allies.
Trump also proclaimed – without providing evidence – the assessment of ZelensSkyy’s public acceptance was “4%”. The last major survey shows Zelenskyy Acceptance grade up to 50%.
The boost of new elections “is not a thing of Russia,” Trump said. “That’s what comes from me and even come from many other countries.”
The nearby source of the Ukrainian government – it was one of those who do not want. ABC news said. Zelenskyy, personally, will come from those who think it’s a problem. It is not enough to meet, it will not only accept anything that they propose. “
Kyive has repeatedly warned that during the war, the election would be seriously unimased. If Ukraine is forced to a sharp and safe election, “we could see the absolute political chaos in Kyiv,” said the source.
Actually, until now, the argument of legitimacy has come almost exclusively from Moscow.
“You can trade with anyone, but it hasn’t been the right to sign anything,” Zelenskyy said in January, Ukraine’s 2024 election was impossible to have expired.
Country Parliament and Speakers “The only legitimate authorities of Ukraine,” said Putin in May 2024.
Kyiv’s foreign alys have ruled out Putin’s claims, mentioning the inherent nature of the Kremlin rule and the uniqueness of Russia’s own uniqueness theater, Putin has been over two decades.
They also promote attacks against Zelenskyy, most leaders indicated solidarity with the same. Olaf Scholz German Chancellor – for example – said “wrong and dangerous to deny the democratic silverness of Zelenskyy.” British Keir Starmer also said it was “sensible” to not have the election in Wartime after a call with ZelensSkyy.
Trump’s home allies criticized to help the President and Zelenskyy. Elon Musk, for example, said Trump’s president “Senator Lindsey Graham said,” We need elections in Ukraine, “Josh Hawley also said the Zelenskyy’s” election must have he had. “
Ukrainian politicians and experts have warned that Russian interference in Wartime would be weak, because the refugees of the battlefield or foreign refugees were expanded, and the moment would be threatened to eliminate the weakest situation.
A member of the Ukraine represented by Oleksandr Deself, the Party of Zelenskyy’s party and the President of the Body Exercise Committee, ABC News wants to use Putin “to weaken stability with Ukraine during the war.”
“Putin Trump is trying to encourage this narrative through someone of Entourage,” he deserhkok said.
A woman spends a cardboard representing President Donald Trump, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 19, 19, 2025, 19, 2025.
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Trump effect
The last attack on Zelenskyy seems to have strengthened the political position of the latter. Allies and rivals were flattened around the Ukraine’s office after Trumpen hosts.
“Ukrainians only have the right to change the right to change the government and” Yulia Tymoshen’s former Prime Minister wrote on Facebook. “No one else has such an election before the end of the war. Our enemies and our allies are not fond of, but it is true.”
Serhiy Pytula – asked another significant political figure to leave the Catchatriots “and ignore the dictator’s allegations” Trump. “
The Source of the Ukraine government said that some figures in Trump’s orbits have replaced Zelenskyy with a more malicious heir to retreat to the controversial American efforts to force peace agreement.
“According to logic, the problem here is not the invasion of Russia or Russia’s invasion,” Continuous War “,” said the source. “What is the mechanism to change, and they believe that the election is to create conditions for someone who would be more satisfied in Kyiv.”
The source said Trump’s team is wrong to think that Zelenskyy is unstable political land. “They’re under these false assumptions. One of them is that if you hold elections in Ukraine, it necessarcely leads to the success of a candidate that Trump requires.” Them “say.
“I don’t think that no one is,” he added sources. “I thought that this individual is a kind of kind of creation or a kind of private way to deal with someone.”
Even though the US and Russia did not release Zelenskyy, “if you end up with the Leadership of Kyiv, it is very unacceptable for a large segment of Ukraine society. We could see that even for military Ukrainians,” they said.
“If the Trump Administration also distracts this government, I think this scenario becomes real, and that is certainly in the interest of Ukraine or in Europe, but I don’t have interest in both the United States.”
Ukrainian Ukrainian flags and plates protests outside the Russian embassy, 2025, 2025, in London, UK
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Zekenskyy’s challenges
For now, it appears very little on the way to a concrete challenge.
In Kyiv, Valeri Zaluzhnyi – Kyiv is a former Ukrainian commander as a UK ambassador. Zelenskyy’s challenge was real.
Zaluzhnyi fell publicly with the president and his team. Among them was the head of Andriy Yermak, Zelenskyyko – at the end of 2023 to the war on public comments as a “stop”.
There were no light zaluuzhnyi elections. The main commander has avoided questions about future political ambitions.
But a Social Monitoring Center’s November survey gave him the top of the candidates of the presidents protected by 27% of 1,200 seconds. Zelenskyy hit 16%, former President of Petro Poroshenko 7%.
Ukrainian services work a pion propeled cannon at the first line position of the Donetsk region on 22 February 2025.
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The February survey of Kyiv International Sociology Institute (Kiis) decreased the confidence of the current president compared to the initial high ears of the war. However, it remains high compared to democratically selected leaders. Zelenskyy’s public confidence was 57% of 1,000 respondents in February, 77% and 90% in May 90, 2022, three months after the invasion of Russia. The last survey showed a coup in December 2024.
In collaboration with the identity and border of identity in the Flux project, two-thirds of Ukraine approved by the actions of Zelenskyy.
The Kiis survey discovered that the decline of civilian government in Ukraine fell to 26% in 2023. On the contrary, respondents trusted 96% in Ukraine military, saying they trust Zaluhnyi with 88%.
The show between Zelenskyy and Zaluzhnyi ended an ambassador sent in the UK, where the former has maintained a relatively low profile of the media and has prevented the public resurrection of stresses with the president.
It is not possible to say that poroshenko – another potential election opponent – the President is locked in a very public struggle. Monthly, Zelenskyy signed a decree punishing Poroshenko and other politically connected to many other rich Ukrainians, weakening national security.
Poroshenko driven the penalties politically motivated and constitutional. “Why are they doing this? Hate, fear and revenge,” he said in a statement. “And because they have elections. Government.”
The IBF project survey showed much lower proportions – 26-32% – Ukrainians would vote in Elections in Ukrainian. However, Poroshenko, the closest opponent of today, and continues above the 4% image presented by Trump.
Zelenskyy was not clear in its political goals. In 2022, the President said it will be “certainly” to stay in his mail until Kyiv get victory. “After that, I don’t know,” he added. “Now I’m not thinking now, I’m not ready.”
Peace could be dangerous to Zelenskyy if Ukraine voters do not agree with its conditions.
Former officer – take it to fear that he didn’t name him.
“He can’t leave this war now and take responsibility, because for him, it will be political suicide,” they said.
