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Zelenskiy Planned Votes Pending Security

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Volodymyr Zelenskiy planned to announce presidential elections and a peace-deal referendum on Feb. 24, the FT reported, but his office said announcements were conditional on security.

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‚Ukraine has begun planning presidential elections alongside a referendum on any peace deal with Russia, after the Trump administration pressed Kyiv to hold both votes by May 15 or risk losing proposed US security guarantees.‘ giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
Zelenskyy planning elections in Ukraine and vote on peace deal
Trump administration has pressured Ukrainian leader to hold both votes by May 15 or risk losing security guarantees
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February 11, 2026 at 7:19 AM
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Ukraine has begun planning presidential elections and a referendum, the Financial Times reports. The Trump administration is demanding both votes be held by May 15 or Ukraine could lose US security guarantees. Zelensky intends to announce elections on Feb 24. #Ukraine
February 11, 2026 at 7:56 AM
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🚨🚨Welcome news: The #EU is hatching an unprecedented plan that could give #Ukraine partial #membership in the bloc as early as next year, as Brussels tries to shore up the country’s position in Europe and away from #Moscow. 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/5-st...
5 steps to get Ukraine into the EU in 2027
Plans to bring Kyiv into the tent before it has completed all reforms and to remove Hungary’s veto signal a sense of urgency in Brussels.
www.politico.eu
February 11, 2026 at 9:43 AM

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Officials: #Ukraine planning Presidential elections & referendum on deal to end #Russia invasion

#Zelensky intends to announce on Feb 24, 4th anniversary of invasion

Zelensky on Trump Admin: “They say that they want to do everything by June so that the war ends. And they want a clear schedule"
February 11, 2026 at 8:45 AM
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US not subjecting Russia to similar obligations
The Ukrainian president’s move comes amid pressure by the White House to hold both votes by May 15 or risk losing proposed US security guarantees. ft.trib.al/7CayP4W
February 11, 2026 at 7:54 AM
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The Ukrainian president’s move comes amid pressure by the White House to hold both votes by May 15 or risk losing proposed US security guarantees. ft.trib.al/7CayP4W
February 11, 2026 at 6:32 AM

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As @samagreene.bsky.social points, out, the investments economic agreements Zelenskyy says that Putin is offering the US would be about 5 times the size of Russian GDP www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
Zelensky says Russia is proposing huge economic deals with U.S.
The Ukrainian president said the Trump administration was pushing for a June deadline to end Russia’s war.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:32 PM
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Is this a true story or just another psy-op? We keep hearing this kind of stuff. Very difficult to see why Ukraine should agree to hold elections now, or how the US could force them.
February 11, 2026 at 7:39 AM
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NY Times has been announcing the fall of Pokrovsk regularly since mid-2024. Maybe they are right this time, but it would be good practice to admit previous errors.
Russia Nears Capture of Key Ukrainian Towns After Year of Grinding Assaults
Russian troops have advanced at a glacial pace in recent months, but gains in southern and eastern Ukraine could give Moscow an edge in U.S.-mediated peace talks.
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:11 PM