Zelensky Wants Peace ‘This Year’ on Third Anniversary of Russian Invasion

For all the people making excuses for Zelensky not allowing elections due to the war just keep in mind Russia had an election last March. Putin is supposed to be the dictator but he had an election. Zelensky is supposed to be the face of democracy in Ukraine but he won't."

Curtis Scoon, a film producer, wrote on X

Ukraine's constitution prevents elections during war. Yet Putin has not held a free and fair election once in 25 years. He's had his opponents murdered or imprisoned throughout his reign of terror. If we're going to call for elections, let's demand Russia hold a free election."

In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Jason Emert, a lawyer and Air National Guard officer, wrote

Vladimir Putinrussian President

Therefore, [Zelensky] is a factor in the disintegration of the army, society, and the state. President Trump certainly understands this and is pushing him toward elections."

Putin said

The fact is that the current head of the Kyiv regime is becoming a toxic figure for the Ukrainian armed forces because he gives absurd orders dictated not by military considerations, but by political ones, and it is unclear what they are based on."

The Russian president added

Vladimir Putinrussian President

I don't use those words lightly. I think that we're going to see how it all works out. Let's see what happens. I think we have a chance of a really good settlement between various countries."

When asked if he would use the same "dictator" description for Putin, Trump told reporters

And you know, you're talking about Europe, and you're talking about Ukraine as part of that whole situation, the other side has a lot of a lot of support also. So, let's see how it all works out,

he continued

I don't use those words lightly,

the US president responded

I would like peace. But of course, I am hoping for victory for Russia,

Yevgenia, a 27-year-old civil servant, told AFP

Emmanuel Macronfrench President

You cannot be weak in the face of President Putin."

French President Emmanuel Macron was in Washington for a meeting with Trump where he said he would tell him

There's been shelling everywhere here,

the 47-year-old told AFP

Although today Russia declares its interest in ending the conflict, its actions are only escalating the aggression,

the Czech Foreign Ministry said

We support the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine. The borders of states cannot be changed by force – we will continue to consider Crimea and parts of the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, which are currently illegally occupied by the Russian army, as indivisible parts of Ukraine. Any future agreements must reflect this indisputable fact,

the Foreign Ministry added