Zelenskyy Challenges Trump: Elections Possible, But Under One Big Condition

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he's ready to hold elections within 90 days — but only if the US and its allies can guarantee the security of voters. This comes after former President Donald Trump accused him of using the war as an excuse to stay in power. Zelenskyy fired back, calling the claims &quot;totally inadequate,&quot; and signaled he's open to changing laws to allow elections under martial law. But with millions displaced and Russian forces occupying parts of Ukraine, is a vote even possible? WooGlobe Ref : WGA857545 For licensing and to use this video, please email licensing@wooglobe.com

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00:00Is Ukraine dodging elections or just trying to survive a war?

00:04President Zelensky just fired back at Trump with a bold promise.

00:08Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he's ready to hold elections within 90 days.

00:13But there's one major condition.

00:15The U.S. and allies must guarantee security during the vote.

00:19His statement comes after Donald Trump accused Ukraine of hiding behind the war to avoid elections.

00:24Zelensky called those claims totally inadequate and insisted he's not clinging to power.

00:30Under Ukrainian law, elections during wartime are banned.

00:33His term technically ended last year.

00:35But Parliament backed his stay as legal while the war rages on.

00:39Now, Zelensky says he'll ask lawmakers to explore legal ways to allow elections under martial law.

00:45Meanwhile, millions are displaced, Russia occupies a fifth of the country, and airstrikes continue.

00:50Polls show Ukrainians don't want wartime elections.

00:53But they do want new political faces.

00:55As Ukraine fights off invasion and pushes back against a controversial U.S. peace plan,

01:01Zelensky is telling the world, democracy isn't dead here.

01:05But safety comes first.

01:06The U.S. and the U.S. and the U.S. peace plan,

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