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Eugene

(64,231 posts)
Wed Feb 26, 2025, 02:24 PM Feb 26

Musk Demands Ukraine Vote as Lawmakers Back Zelenskiy's Mandate

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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Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/musk-demands-ukraine-vote-lawmakers-124217945.html

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Musk Demands Ukraine Vote as Lawmakers Back Zelenskiy's Mandate (Original Post) Eugene Feb 26 OP
Fuck the muskrat. Basso8vb Feb 26 #1
Key wording.... Lovie777 Feb 26 #2
Zelensky is on increasingly firmer ground thanks to Trump and Musk BeyondGeography Feb 26 #3
Muskrat wants to buy another election. Cartoonist Feb 26 #4
Meanwhile in Mother Russia, Putin's opposition is still dead. GreenWave Feb 26 #5

Basso8vb

(805 posts)
1. Fuck the muskrat.
Wed Feb 26, 2025, 02:28 PM
Feb 26

Ukraine suspends elections during martial law.

How about Russia GETS THE FUCK OUT OF UKRAINE instead.

BeyondGeography

(40,385 posts)
3. Zelensky is on increasingly firmer ground thanks to Trump and Musk
Wed Feb 26, 2025, 02:33 PM
Feb 26
Two-thirds of Ukrainians trust President Zelenskyy, while one-third do not. Since January, trust in him has increased from 57% to 65%.

https://www.reuters.com/fact-check/zelenskiys-latest-approval-rating-is-63-not-4-contrary-trumps-claim-2025-02-21/
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