Zelenskiy says Ukraine will hold elections if Russia agrees to 60-day ceasefire
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy offered to organise elections under a 60-day ceasefire after US President Donald Trump called for a new Ukrainian president.
Kyiv, Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday that Ukraine would hold elections if Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to a 60-day ceasefire, responding to criticism from US President Donald Trump.
Ceasefire condition for elections
“Please tell Putin, give us two months, 60 days of total ceasefire, 60 days, and we will organise elections,” Zelenskiy told ABC’s “This Week”.
Trump has repeatedly pressed Zelenskiy to hold elections, although Ukraine’s constitution does not allow them under martial law. In February 2025, Trump called him a “dictator without elections”.
Zelenskiy has previously set a 60-day ceasefire as a condition, saying in December 2025 that it was the minimum time needed to arrange a referendum on a peace plan. Russia has not publicly responded to his latest offer.
Trump’s criticism and Russian diesel deal
Trump said on Saturday that “it’s time for Ukraine to get a new president” and accused Zelenskiy of harming global diesel supplies through strikes on Russian refineries.
His remarks came a day after he announced a deal to obtain diesel from Russia, reversing years of US pressure on Moscow.
Zelenskiy linked the lifting of sanctions on Russian diesel to a Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia that killed 20 people, including three children.
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