00:00Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says the country is ready to hold elections within three
00:05months, but only if the United States and other allies can guarantee the security of the votes.
00:12His comments follow renewed pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump,
00:16who suggested Kiev was using Russia's war on Ukraine as an excuse to delay elections.
00:23Zelensky rejected the accusations that he is clinging to power,
00:27calling Trump's claim totally inadequate.
00:31Wartime elections are currently prohibited under Ukrainian law,
00:35and Zelensky elected term expired last year. He said he will ask parliament to draft legislation
00:41that would allow voting to take place under martial law.
00:45Earlier this year, Ukraine's parliament overwhelmingly begged a resolution
00:49affirming the legitimacy of Zelensky's continued tenure,
00:52saying the constitution allows presidential elections to be deferred during wartime.
00:58zek率 relief
00:585% victory
00:592% victory
01:01of the entirerud in turn
01:012% victory
01:05of the whole forty-IES
01:06in choice of the release of party
01:08with the government
01:10tiling,
01:11so the truth has Web significance
01:14in nature
01:14of security
01:15of the world
01:16of the country
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