Key facts
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy offered to hold elections if Russia agrees to a 60-day ceasefire.
- Zelenskiy's offer was a response to criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump.
- Ukrainian law prohibits elections during martial law, which is currently in effect.
- Trump suggested it was time for Ukraine to have a new president.
- Zelenskiy stated that the choice of leader belongs to the Ukrainian people.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he would organize elections if Russia agreed to a 60-day ceasefire, responding to criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump. Zelenskiy stated in an interview with ABC News that if Russia provided a two-month period of total ceasefire, Ukraine would organize elections, emphasizing that the choice of leader belongs to the Ukrainian people.