Washington considers Zelensky as “embarrassing”, insisting on the election in Ukraine – Report – World

Rome, February 4 / TASS /. The White House considers Vladimir Zelensky as an obstacle and insists on an election in Ukraine if a cease-fire is reached, the Italian News website Inside reported.

According to the report, there is less respect for Zelensky after Russia was able to advance in Donbass, the Russian troops approaching the western border of the People’s Republic of Donetsk, while the Ukrainian forces have failed in their offensive in the Russia Kursk region.

“For him, going to the polls soon means an almost certain guilt verdict in the midst of defeats on the battlefield and the general mood of the Ukrainians, more than half of whom support a rapid end to the conflict, even with territorial concessions. For the White House, Zelensky represents a total drawback, “said the report.

Inside Over said that the President’s special envoy for Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, has already said that in the event of a ceasefire, Zelensky should call the presidential and parliamentary elections, which have been postponed due to current martial law.

Ukraine was supposed to have organized presidential elections in March 2024. The authorities declared that they did not occur because of martial law, but many experts think that only the powers of the legislative assembly should be extended in virtue of martial law, but not the term of the head of the state. Zelensky’s mandate at the office expired after May 20 of last year. However, he said that he was not concerned about his legitimacy.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on several occasions that Zelensky’s legitimacy was over, so it is important to understand who in kyiv would be the right counterpart to sign a legally binding agreement. He insisted that the current Ukrainian leadership is now illegitimate, representing a legal obstacle which would devalue the result of everything he holds.