Key developments on Feb. 19: Trump calls Zelensky ‘dictator,’ warns of Ukraine’s demise without elections Reported drone strike against Russian oil refinery in Samara Oblast causes fire Ukraine refutes Putin’s claims of Russian offensive from Kursk Oblast North Korean troops in Russia reportedly told they’re fighting South Korean forces EU ambassadors agree on 16th package […]
Editor’s Note: This is a developing story and is being updated. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Feb. 18 that he believes Ukraine should hold new elections, as the country has become a “massive demolition site” under President Volodymyr Zelensky’s wartime leadership. Trump’s comments come after U.S. and Russian officials earlier in the day met […]
German Chancellor Olaf Schlolz and his chief challenger in the upcoming elections, Friedrich Merz, agreed during a television debate on Feb. 9 that Berlin must continue supporting Ukraine and that Russia’s war must end as soon as possible. Polls show Merz’s conservative CDU/CSU alliance as a clear favorite for the Feb. 23 snap elections. The […]
Ukraine will “reach a point” where it must hold elections in order to maintain the health of its democracy, Keith Kellogg, U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, said on Feb. 6. Kellogg previously said on Feb. 1 that Ukraine should aim to hold presidential and parliamentary elections by the end of […]
The United States is urging Ukraine to hold elections, possibly by the end of the year, particularly if a truce with Russia is reached in the coming months, according to President Donald Trump’s top Ukraine official. Keith Kellogg, Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, told Reuters that presidential and parliamentary elections, suspended since the […]
Friedrich Merz, the leading contender to become Germany’s next chancellor, said that if elected, his strategic priorities would include a just end to Russia’s war against Ukraine, Der Spiegel reported on Jan. 23. The statement comes after Merz’s meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos on Jan. […]
Ukraine will not hold elections under martial law even if Russia puts it forward as one of the pre-conditions for negotiations, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview on Ukrainian television released on Jan. 2. Ukraine was scheduled to hold a presidential election in March or April 2024, concluding Zelensky’s first five-year term. The vote […]