As of now, President Volodymyr Zelensky does not plan to announce presidential elections or a referendum on a possible peace deal with Russia on Feb. 24, a source in the President’s Office familiar with the matter told the Kyiv Independent on Feb. 11.

The comment came after the Financial Times reported that Kyiv was preparing to hold both votes this spring and that Zelensky could unveil the plan on the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion.

“He wasn’t planning to,” the source said when asked whether the president would make such an announcement on Feb. 24. “When there’s no security, there’s nothing else.”

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    14 hours ago

    Well no shit. Any gathering of people is a prime target for russian drones and missiles. Not to mention most of the country doesn’t even have electricity for 16+ hours a day.

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      13 hours ago

      Agreed, but note that some days ago FT published an article titled " Zelenskyy planning elections in Ukraine and vote on peace deal".

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        13 hours ago

        Apparently putin also read that one and decided to bomb all of our infrastructure before it happens

        (also, the link is paywalled)