Reuters. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday (December 10) he had discussed with Ukraine's parliament legal and other issues linked to the possibility of holding an election and urged other countries, including the United States, not to apply pressure on the issue.
"If partners, including our key partner in Washington, speak so much and so specifically about elections in Ukraine, about elections under martial law, then we must provide legal Ukrainian answers to every question and every doubt," he said in his nightly video address.
"It is not easy, but pressure on this issue is definitely not what we need."
Zelenskiy also said he had discussed plans for Ukraine's reconstruction with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and other senior U.S. officials.
Zelenskiy, accompanied in the discussions by Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko and other officials, said the talks focused on an "economic document." Also taking part from the U.S. side were President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and Blackrock CEO Larry Fink.
"The principles of the economic document are completely clear and we are fully aligned with the American side," he said.
