Musk Demands Ukraine Vote as Lawmakers Back Zelenskiy's Mandate [View all]

Source: Bloomberg

Musk Demands Ukraine Vote as Lawmakers Back Zelenskiy’s Mandate

Aliaksandr Kudrytski
Tue, February 25, 2025 at 7:42 AM EST 1 min read

(Bloomberg) -- Ukraine’s parliament passed a resolution on Tuesday saying President Volodymyr Zelenskiy should remain in power as long as Russia’s war continues and new elections may only be held once peace has been achieved, prompting a reaction from Elon Musk.

Lawmakers in Kyiv approved the resolution with 268 of 280 votes on Tuesday.

“Hold an election,” wrote Musk, a key ally of US President Donald Trump, on social media platform X, in response to a post about the results of the parliament’s vote.

Parliament’s support for Zelenskiy’s mandate comes at a delicate moment, amid demands from Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that Ukraine hold snap presidential elections.

Moscow has long demanded the vote and called Zelenskiy illegitimate, ...

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