Mykolaiv Mayor said that elections should be held only «after the Victory»: «I read the news of the world and cannot contain my emotions»

Mykolaiv Mayor Oleksandr Sienkevych, archive photo by the city council press service

The mayor of Mykolaiv, Oleksandr Sienkevych, believes that elections in Ukraine should be held only «after the Victory».

This is stated in a post by the mayor of Mykolaiv on his Facebook page.

«I have been reading the world news all morning and cannot contain my emotions. Ukraine is free — and this is an axiom. No one can take away our independence. Neither other countries, nor foreign leaders, nor enemies. The choice of the President is only for the Ukrainian people and the Ukrainian legislation. And only after the Victory. We have always had a choice. And this choice is ours. And no one can force us to change it now. We may have different views, but we must understand that no one else will defend our country. It's time to unite. Let's support each other and work for the sake of Victory», wrote Oleksandr Sienkevych.

The mayor of Mykolaiv believes that elections in Ukraine can be held only "after the victory", a screenshot of the politician's Facebook post

Earlier it was reported that the United States and Russia have developed a peace plan for Ukraine. It includes holding new elections as a key stage in resolving the conflict.

This morning, US Special Representative for Ukraine and Russia Keith Kellogg arrived in Kyiv. Earlier it was reported that Keith Kellogg does not rule out that Vladimir Putin will have to make territorial concessions to end the war.

Peace talks on Ukraine

Earlier, Donald Trump said that the United States was conducting constructive negotiations on a full-scale war with Ukraine and the Russian Federation. In particular, he expressed hope that agreements would be reached as soon as possible.

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He also claimed that Washington had already made some progress in negotiations to end the war between Russia and Ukraine.

In addition, Donald Trump indicated that his administration had already held discussions with Moscow, but did not specify who participated in such a dialogue. Also, during his phone conversation with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Trump never said that Europe needs a seat at the table in negotiations on Ukraine.

Earlier, Volodymyr Zelenskyy stressed that negotiations between the United States and Russia to end the war without Kyiv's participation pose a threat to everyone.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy also noted that he was ready to sit down with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin for the sake of peace, despite his hostile attitude. He also added that he did not see a ready-made peace plan from Trump, but conveyed his readiness to negotiate.

However, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was ready to «allocate people»to negotiate with Ukraine to end the war. At the same time, he called any such talks «illegitimate».