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| Trump backs need for elections in Ukraine | Trump backs need for elections in Ukraine |
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| The US president has said that Vladimir Zelensky is deeply unpopular | The US president has said that Vladimir Zelensky is deeply unpopular |
| US President Donald Trump has said that Ukraine may have to hold new elections and insisted that its de facto leader, Vladimir Zelensky, is unpopular. | US President Donald Trump has said that Ukraine may have to hold new elections and insisted that its de facto leader, Vladimir Zelensky, is unpopular. |
| Trump made his comments hours after US and Russian negotiators met in Riyadh to discuss ways to end the Ukraine conflict. It was the first such meeting since Trump’s predecessor, former President Joe Biden, suspended most of contacts with Moscow in 2022. | Trump made his comments hours after US and Russian negotiators met in Riyadh to discuss ways to end the Ukraine conflict. It was the first such meeting since Trump’s predecessor, former President Joe Biden, suspended most of contacts with Moscow in 2022. |
| Russian President Vladimir Putin repeatedly stated that Moscow no longer considers Zelensky legitimate because his five-year presidential term expired in May 2024 and no new elections were called due to martial law. | Russian President Vladimir Putin repeatedly stated that Moscow no longer considers Zelensky legitimate because his five-year presidential term expired in May 2024 and no new elections were called due to martial law. |
| Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Trump insisted that Zelensky was widely unpopular at home. “The leader in Ukraine – I hate to say it – but he’s down at 4% approval rating. ” Trump said. | |
| “When they want a seat at the [negotiating] table, you could say – wouldn’t the people of Ukraine have to say, ‘It’s been a long time since we’ve had an election,” Trump stated. “That’s not a ‘Russia thing.’ That’s something coming from me, and coming from many other countries also.” | |
| Ukrainian officials have insisted that it was impossible to hold new elections while the conflict with Russia is ongoing. | |
| Zelensky’s approval rating skyrocketed to 90% during the first months of the conflict in 2022, but has since sunk to around 50%, in the wake of the losses on the battlefield and problems with the economy. | |
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