“The leader of the opposition party “European Solidarity” and the fifth President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said that his political force did not call into question the legitimacy of President Vladimir Zelensky. During his speech from the rostrum of the Verkhovna Rada, he stated that YE should humiliate Ukraine with “Putin narrative that it is allegedly to support and confirm the legitimacy of the Ukrainian authorities and the Ukrainian President by voting in parliament. “The position of our political power – we have not posed or question the legitimacy of the Ukrainian authorities, including the President. The second is that it is not necessary to humiliate the country with attempts to decision with the village councils also support the legitimacy of the President, ”he said. According to him, Ukraine should be strong in negotiations, its power will ensure unity – external and internal. “And for that, we need to immediately overcome the parliamentary crisis, which was caused by illegal, unconstitutional decisions to prosecute the opposition. And today we take a decisive step. The European Solidarity faction suspends the blocking of parliament, giving the opportunity to vote European laws, ”Poroshenko said. At the same time, according to him, in “European Solidarity” they hope that a coalition of national unity will be formed for this purpose, the government of national unity – there will be a restart of power. On February 25, deputies of the Verkhovna Rada voted for Resolution No. 13039 on the statement of the Verkhovna Rada to support democracy in Ukraine in the face of aggression of the Russian Federation. The document was supported by 268 people’s deputies. On February 24, the Resolution lacked for eight votes – 218 deputies voted for the document. The resolution of the Parliament of Ukraine emphasizes “the need to comply with the laws provided by the laws of Ukraine, especially in the conditions of the legal regime of martial law, and emphasizes that President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy must exercise his powers before admission to the post of newly elected President of Ukraine under part of the first article 108 of the Constitution of Ukraine ». On February 19, US President Donald Trump called President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky “a dictator without elections”, and before that he said that the rating of Zelensky had already fallen up to 4% and it is necessary to hold elections in Ukraine, noting that this is due to the “objective situation”. After that, a number of European leaders expressed their support from Zelensky. And the President himself said that an assessment of his rating of popularity is 4% of Russian misinformation. “Unfortunately, President Trump, with great respect for him, … Unfortunately, he lives in this misinformation space,” the President also added: Zelensky reacted to Trump’s words about “dictator without elections” It was supposed to end in May 2024, Ukraine was unable to hold an election because it was in February 2022. The year of a full -scale invasion of the Russian Federation is a martial law. The impossibility of holding the elections under such conditions is enshrined in the Ukrainian legislation, and there is also consent among the leading political forces, including opposition to Zelensky. Trump’s comment on the low rating of the President of Ukraine was made at a critical time when officials of the United States and Russia were discussing – without the representation of Ukraine and Europe – on a peace agreement that would complete the Russian Federation against Ukraine. ”, – WRITE: www.radiosvoboda.org
During his speech from the rostrum of the Verkhovna Rada, he stated that YE should humiliate Ukraine with “Putin narrative that it is allegedly to support and confirm the legitimacy of the Ukrainian authorities and the Ukrainian President by voting in parliament.
“The position of our political power – we have not posed or question the legitimacy of the Ukrainian authorities, including the President. The second is that it is not necessary to humiliate the country with attempts to decision with the village councils also support the legitimacy of the President, ”he said.
According to him, Ukraine should be strong in negotiations, its power will ensure unity – external and internal.
“And for that, we need to immediately overcome the parliamentary crisis, which was caused by illegal, unconstitutional decisions to prosecute the opposition. And today we take a decisive step. The European Solidarity faction suspends the blocking of parliament, giving the opportunity to vote European laws, ”Poroshenko said.
At the same time, according to him, in “European Solidarity” they hope that a coalition of national unity will be formed for this purpose, the government of national unity – there will be a restart of power.
On February 25, deputies of the Verkhovna Rada voted for Resolution No. 13039 on the statement of the Verkhovna Rada to support democracy in Ukraine in the face of aggression of the Russian Federation. The document was supported by 268 people’s deputies.
On February 24, the Resolution lacked for eight votes – 218 deputies voted for the document.
The resolution of the Parliament of Ukraine emphasizes “the need to comply with the laws provided by the laws of Ukraine, especially in the conditions of the legal regime of martial law, and emphasizes that President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy must exercise his powers before admission to the post of newly elected President of Ukraine under part of the first article 108 of the Constitution of Ukraine ».
On February 19, US President Donald Trump called President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky “a dictator without elections”, and before that he said that the rating of Zelensky had already fallen up to 4% and it is necessary to hold elections in Ukraine, noting that this is due to the “objective situation”.
After that, a number of European leaders expressed their support from Zelensky. And the President himself said that an assessment of his rating of popularity is 4% of Russian misinformation.
“Unfortunately, President Trump, with great respect for him … Unfortunately, he lives in this misinformation space,” the President added
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Trump’s comment on the low rating of the President of Ukraine was made at a critical time when officials of the United States and Russia were discussing – without the representation of Ukraine and Europe – on a peace agreement that would complete the Russian Federation against Ukraine.
Despite the fact that the formally presidential powers of Vladimir Zelensky had to end in May 2024, Ukraine was unable to hold an election, because after the start of the full -scale invasion of the Russian Federation in February 2022, it has a full -scale invasion of the Russian Federation. The impossibility of holding the elections under such conditions is enshrined in the Ukrainian legislation, and there is also consent among the leading political forces, including opposition to Zelensky.