Zelensky offers Ukraine elections for 60-day Russia ceasefire — SkimNews
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- Zelensky told ABC he will organize Ukraine elections if Putin agrees to a 60-day total ceasefire, directly responding to Trump's call for a new Ukrainian president
- Trump on Saturday criticized Zelensky for attacking Russian oil refineries a day after the US temporarily lifted sanctions on Russian fuel designed to deprive Moscow of war revenues
- Zelensky said choosing Ukraine's leader "is up to Ukrainians" and pointed out that Putin would also like to change who is leading Ukraine
- Zelensky pushed back on the fuel-price blame, saying prices are rising "because of the war in (the) Middle East" rather than because of Ukraine's actions
- Zelensky said earlier Sunday Ukraine was ready to halt attacks on Russian oil refineries if Moscow ceases its own strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure
Why it matters: Zelensky flipped Trump's pressure by tying elections to a 60-day ceasefire Putin would have to accept, putting Putin on the defensive instead of Zelensky. He also redirected the fuel-price blame to the Middle East war, contesting the rationale Trump used to justify lifting Russian fuel sanctions.
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