"We clearly stated": in the United States reacted to the words of Zelensky about elections during the war

According to US State Department representative Vedanta Patel, the position of the Ukrainian President not to hold elections during the war "agreed with their constitution. " The State Department of the United States expressed an understanding of the position of President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky on the issue of elections during the war. About it writes the newspaper Barron's on November 7.

The authors of the publication point out that all elections in Ukraine, including the presidential, were technically abolished in accordance with the martial law, which operates from the moment of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. US State Department official Vedant Pavent stressed that the decision not to hold elections in Ukraine "is consistent with their constitution. " He noted that the Ukrainian people continue the struggle for survival.

"We also clearly stated our Ukrainian partners about our commitment to support not only Ukraine in its struggle, but also about our commitment to maintain a careful and constitutional approach to preserving strong democracy in wartime," Pavel added. We will remind, on November 6 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the elections are not relevant now. According to him, in Ukraine there should be "waves" with any things that split politically.