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🇺🇦 Ukrainian officials fear an alignment between 🇷🇺 Moscow and 🇺🇸 Washington could shut them out of the discussion about their country’s future.

Moscow has ed Washington in calling for Ukraine to hold elections, sparking concern in Kyiv as it attempts to fend off Russia’s ongoing full-scale invasion.

The surprising alignment has stoked fears in Ukraine that Russian President Vladimir Putin is aiming to play Kyiv and Washington off against each other over how to proceed to end the war.

Over the weekend, United States President Donald Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogg, said: “In most democracies, elections take place even during wartime. I think it’s important. I believe it’s good for democracy.

The beauty of a strong democracy is having more than one potential candidate.”

Moscow, where Putin has frequently declared that he does not recognize Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a legitimate leader rowed in behind Kellogg on Monday, with Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov telling reporters in Moscow that “President Zelenskyy’s term of office has ended.”

He said that the “legitimization of Ukraine’s leadership” would be necessary as part of any peace process.

Kyiv, for its part, fears that holding elections at this juncture would imperil Ukrainian cohesion and open the country up to destabilizing Russian influence campaigns.

Kellogg’s remarks, and the Kremlin’s quick embrace of them, have set off alarm bells.

A former Ukrainian minister, who was granted anonymity to freely discuss the sensitive subject, told POLITICO that “the alignment on elections between Washington and Moscow is worrisome,” adding, “I see it as the first evidence that Trump and Putin agree that they want Zelenskyy out.”

The Kremlin didn’t make clear if peace negotiations are conditional on Ukraine holding elections, or what sequence Russia has in mind, but Moscow said until political legitimacy has been established no final deal could be agreed.

Kellogg, also, wasn’t clear on the sequencing of elections and ending hostilities.

credit: Politico

Who's on the right side of history?

👍🏻 Like for Russia-Putin, share for USA/Nazi/NATO 卍

This clown sacrificed his people for mansions in Miami and $$$.

Russia currently sits on 70% of Ukraine's mineral resources.

The donbass region Russia now controls is resource rich and holds valuable rare earth metals worth $1 trillion.

Ukraine needs to wise up! Both US and Russia have been using them to fight proxy war, launder money, etc.

Explain

Sorry Zelenskyy, you’re just a pawn in all of these. You’ve served your usefulness and it’s time to toss you aside.

Where is the former Chelsea owner, Abrahamovic?

So many collateral damages in this senseless war.

Zelensky about to be thrown under the bus.

After lives have been lost

Dem don carry Ukraine handicap 2. 0

This is where EU needs to grow some balls and stand for Ukraine.

Who needs an enemy with an ally like two faced US.

FVUCK USA.

Zelensky is not a good student of history, he should never have allowed himself and poor Ukraine to be used as a testing ground for America/ Neto vs Russia supremacy battles.

Now zelensky has been used and dumped like a tissue paper.
If he still has small wisdom left, he should humbly leave the stage.
Murmmar Gaddafi and Saddam Hussein

MufasaLion:
Ukraine needs to wise up! Both US and Russia have been using them to fight proxy war, launder money, etc.

If the current generation of Ukraine doesn't fight the war, a future generation will certainly do. It was just unfortunate that the West had deeply entrenched itself in the former old USSR nations.

FreeStuffsNG:

If the current generation of Ukraine doesn't fight the war, a future generation will certainly do. It was just unfortunate that the West had deeply entrenched itself in the former old USSR nations.

The war was unnecessary. Even the UK and US would never want to go to war with any nation because the aftermath will be bad.

Used and dump

Putin wouldn't have invaded Ukraine had Trump was the president during that time

Why should Ukraine soldiers be having training at the border of troubled cities in Ukraine which USA and their allies coordinated . During the tension time about ing NATO or not. You had training close to Belarus border, Russia border and you expect them to fold hands.

USA and their allies assured Ukraine that dont worry, we will you fighting Russia, Putin. Fighting him in your territory only. That's foolishness

Zelenesky won't like this Moscow- Washington collabo.
Fresh election in Ukraine then Mr Z won't be re-elected

MufasaLion:
Ukraine needs to wise up! Both US and Russia have been using them to fight proxy war, launder money, etc.

How can russia be using ukraine to fight a war that the same ukraine is killing russians....your post makes no sense! It is USA that is using ukraine oga!

Abufo:



How can russia be using ukraine to fight a war that the same ukraine is killing russians....your post makes no sense! It is USA that is using ukraine oga!

You clearly have comprehension problem.

Nothing Zelensky fears like election

MufasaLion:


The war was unnecessary. Even the UK and US would never want to go to war with any nation because the aftermath will be bad.

If you had monitored the relationship of both nations before the war, you would have known

Russia wants to keep choosing the President of Ukraine and the Ukraine leaders were regarded to be corrupt and too pro-Russia so much that the west conspired to replace the pro-Russian Ukraine government with Zelensky then immediately started the campaign to get Ukraine into NATO.

Putin and Russia saw the game as a serious national security threat. It seized the opportunity to demand the reinstatement of the Pro-Russia government and non-hip of NATO, Zelensky and the West refused and the rest is the war that's still ongoing with Ukraine having zero exit plan!

Georgia too is loading o

FreeStuffsNG:

If you had monitored the relationship of both nations before the war, you would have known

Russia wants to keep choosing the President of Ukraine and the Ukraine leaders were regarded to be corrupt and too pro-Russia so much that the west conspired to replace the pro-Russian Ukraine government with Zelensky then immediately started the campaign to get Ukraine into NATO.

Putin and Russia saw the game as a serious national security threat. It seized the opportunity to demand the reinstatement of the Pro-Russia government and non-hip of NATO, Zelensky and the West refused and the rest is the war that's still ongoing with Ukraine having zero exit plan!

Right.

Never allow your country to be used for proxy wars. Tinubu almost fell into that trap with Niger

ONLY FAIR, AMERICA HAD ONE, RUSSIA HAD ONE.

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Clown OP

Believe POLITICO(Democrats) at your own Peril. Trump just cut over 8million dollars from them. They have never said anything good about Trump.

I just did Google search....seems like only POLITICO has been inform.....not even CNN or MSNBC has any knowledge about this....

WriterNig:
Moscow has ed Washington in calling for Ukraine to hold elections, sparking concern in Kyiv as it attempts to fend off Russia’s ongoing full-scale invasion.

Actually, it's a Trump official that has ed Putin's call. Ukraine is following Ukraine's constitution about elections during war. Election in Ukraine at this time is Putin's idea. He knows a lot of people are at the war fronts and will be disenfranchised. And he has a lot of history of interfering in elections.

I asked this sometime ago.

If the tenure of a sitting president during war ends, would there be election?

If so, does Zelensky stand a chance of winning reelection? Note some Ukrainians are not happy with him