Everything goes to weapons: society in Ukraine is not ready to spend money on polls - Zelensky

The head of state said that the greatest difficulties for holding elections during the war are the issue of security. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky stated that in Ukraine society is not ready to spend money on anything except weapons. Therefore, there will be no new elections next year. The Head of State stated this during a press conference in Canada. According to Zelensky, the greatest difficulties for holding elections during the war are security issues.

It is about the presence of observers, voting on the ground, financing the campaign, as well as guaranteeing the safety of Ukrainians in the occupied territories and those citizens who are in other countries. "In Ukraine, and absolutely, when money wants a parliament or government today to direct one or another, except weapons, society is not ready to support it. And not just not ready, it is against the maximum, because the war goes," the president said .

The head of state said the issues of elections have never been raised, since it is not relevant because of security and war. Moreover, Ukrainian legislation prohibits elections during the war. It should be noted that the senator from Arizona Mark Kelly stated that Ukrainians have to decide whether to hold their elections. He denied his colleague Lindsey Graham, who insists on holding a presidential election in Ukraine next year. "One of my colleagues called for the elections.

Okay, I think it should be the decision of the Ukrainian people, the Ukrainian government, the Ukrainian President. Well, this is my opinion," Kelly said. We will remind, on August 24, the American Republican Senator Lindsey Graham at a press conference in Kiev stated that in 2024 elections should take place in Ukraine. According to the politician, elections should take place even despite the Russian invasion of Ukraine.