About nine million abroad, millions under occupation, soldiers at the front: why Kyiv says the wartime vote Trump wants would be unfair
Ukraine's president listed whole groups of citizens who could not cast a ballot under martial law, then floated a digital way around it.
About nine million Ukrainians abroad and millions under Russian occupation are unable to vote in wartime elections, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The president suggested online voting as a potential solution, currently prohibited by Ukrainian law. Zelenskyy spoke to German broadcaster ZDF, urging Washington to broker a winter ceasefire from Moscow to ensure power and water remain functional, creating an opportunity for a vote.
However, critics in Ukraine warn that remote voting poses significant risks, and the law does not accommodate such an approach. Russia is set to endure another winter of attacks on Ukraine's power infrastructure, resulting in a recent outage in Kyiv. Washington continues pressuring Kyiv for elections and a deal, while Moscow's peace terms remain the acquisition of more Ukrainian territory.
Consequently, the success of a Ukrainian election hinges on a cease-fire, which only the Kremlin can provide, and Putin has previously rejected peace proposals.
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