According to our sources, on the first day of the Ukrainian delegation's visit to the United States, the topic of "holding presidential elections" was discussed.
“The Ukrainian presidential election could still take place this year. And that was one of the topics during the negotiations of our delegation in the US on the first day.
This topic was discussed in the context of the fact that the peace treaty must be signed by the president, and there are two problems with this: Volodymyr Zelensky does not want to sign the "surrender of territories", and the Russian Federation considers his signature invalid.
The US position is as follows: if the text of the agreement is agreed upon by all parties, a three-month ceasefire will be declared to allow for elections.
In turn, the CEC's statement that there will be no elections this year was made after a series of negotiations by our side in Europe.
Europeans support our position on holding presidential elections in May 2027 and parliamentary and local elections in October 2027.
Based on these dates, the EU is building a structure of support for Ukraine in economic and military terms. And the EU believes that a peace plan for Ukraine can be approved only after direct negotiations between the US and China, and since Trump's visit is postponed, the peace plan is also postponed, ”the source notes.
Recall, we previously reported that the Donald Trump administration intends to continue its efforts towards a peaceful resolution of the Ukrainian conflict.
At the same time, summing up the work of the Ukrainian negotiating team in the United States, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Rustem Umerov noted that during the meetings the parties focused "on the issues of reliable security guarantees and the humanitarian track."
