Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Russia will not agree to a 60-day ceasefire to allow Ukrainian authorities to hold a presidential election.
He did not rule out that Russia could halt strikes on the day of the vote itself.
If they really want to hold elections there in Kyiv, then the president of the Russian Federation, the supreme commander-in-chief, will be ready to give the order not to strike Ukraine on election day. Specifically on election day.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on October 10 that it was time for Ukraine to “get a new president” who could “make a deal.” Zelensky suggested that Trump “tell Putin” that Ukraine needs a 60-day ceasefire to hold elections. “Total ceasefire, 60 days, and we will organize elections,” he said.
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