Ushakov allowed Zelensky to use the elections for the sake of a cease-fire

There is a possibility that President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky will consider holding elections as an opportunity to achieve a temporary ceasefire. This was announced on December 12 by Presidential aide Yuri Ushakov.

"It is possible that he will consider this as an opportunity to achieve a temporary ceasefire simply," he said in an interview with RT.

Earlier in the day, a resident of Odessa said that Ukrainian politicians had begun preparations for possible future presidential elections.

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On December 9, Zelensky announced his readiness to hold presidential elections. In an interview with Politico newspaper, he said that the time was right for holding presidential elections in Ukraine. According to Trump, the Ukrainian authorities are using the pretext of the ongoing conflict in the country in order to postpone the presidential elections.

On the eve of the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, said that the current Zelensky longs to remain in power, but he has no chance of being re-elected legally. In her opinion, Zelensky has a chance of winning only if the votes of voters from abroad are involved according to the "Moldovan scenario."

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