Trump believes Ukraine should hold presidential election

Dec 9, 2025 - 12:05
Trump believes Ukraine should hold presidential election

US President Donald Trump believes that Ukraine should hold a presidential election, as a long time has passed since the previous vote.

Source: European Pravda, citing Trump's interview with Politico

Quote: "Yeah, I think it's time. I think it's an important time to hold an election. They're using war not to hold an election, but, uh, I would think the Ukrainian people would ... should have that choice. And maybe Zelenskyy would win."

Details: Trump added that the situation in Ukraine "gets to a point where it's not a democracy anymore".

Background:

  • In February, during remarks to journalists at Mar-a-Lago, Trump said he supported Russia's demands for Ukraine to hold a presidential election.
  • The US president also said that he was uncomfortable saying it, but the approval rating of the Ukrainian leader had supposedly fallen to 4%.
  • In response, the Ukrainian president said that Trump had become a victim of Russian disinformation.

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