‘Up to our people’ to choose leader: Zelensky says Ukraine can hold elections if Russia agrees to 60-day ceasefire“由我们的人民来选择领导人”：泽连斯基表示，如果俄罗斯同意60天停火，乌克兰可以举行选举。
WASHINGTON, Oct 12 — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky yesterday pushed back against US counterpart Donald Trump’s call for him to be replaced, but said his country could...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky rebuffed former US President Donald Trump's suggestion for his replacement and expressed willingness to hold elections if Russia agrees to a 60-day ceasefire.
Trump, facing criticism for waiving sanctions on Russian oil, argued Ukraine's strikes on Russian refineries escalated diesel prices.
Zelensky emphasized Ukraine's need for US and European support to counter Russian aggression, stressing unity among allies as pivotal.
Despite intensified Russian attacks, he reiterated Ukraine's readiness for a ceasefire, notably on energy infrastructure.
WASHINGTON, Oct 12 — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky yesterday pushed back against US counterpart Donald Trump’s call for him to be replaced, but said his country could hold elections if Russia agreed to a 60-day ceasefire.
Tensions have flared once again between the two leaders after Trump on Friday announced he would waive sanctions on a large quantity of Russian diesel to help lower fuel prices ahead of the November US midterm elections.
On Saturday, Trump lashed out at Zelensky over Ukraine’s strikes on Russian oil refineries, arguing they have contributed to soaring diesel prices, and called for him to be replaced by a leader that will settle the war.
“First of all, with all respect to President Trump, it’s up to our society, up to our people to choose one or another leader,” Zelensky told ABC News in a televised interview yesterday.
Zelensky said he told Trump’s team that if they really wanted Ukraine to hold elections — their first since Russia’s invasion began in 2022 — “please tell Putin give us two months, 60 days of total ceasefire, 60 days, and we will organize elections.”
Trump’s move to temporarily waive Russian oil sanctions has sparked backlash not only from Ukraine, but also many US allies in Europe, and even from some in his own Republican Party.
Zelensky noted the necessity of continued US support and said he hoped the latest dispute would not hurt the “unity” among Ukraine’s allies.
“To stop Putin — and I think this is the main goal, to stop him, this is the main deal, to stop this war ... we count on American support,” he told ABC News.
“Then, and of course, we count on our European partners, and I hope that we will save this unity, Europe and the US,” he added, noting it was “really not simple.”
He also reiterated that Ukraine was ready for a ceasefire, including just on energy infrastructure, if Russia agreed.
Russia’s heavy attacks this week showed it does not “feel real pressure” to end the war, he said.
“This week was very difficult for us, not only geopolitically. First of all, because of massive attacks, Russian attacks on our civilian infrastructure,” he said.
“So they attacked 196 times our energy sector, it’s only electricity, plus 20 times gas and oil, and they killed, for now, 153 civilians,” Zelensky said. — AFP
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乌克兰总统泽连斯基拒绝了美国前总统唐纳德·特朗普关于其继任者的建议，并表示如果俄罗斯同意60天停火，乌克兰愿意举行选举。
特朗普因豁免对俄罗斯石油的制裁而受到批评，他辩称乌克兰对俄罗斯炼油厂的袭击推高了柴油价格。
泽连斯基强调乌克兰需要美国和欧洲的支持来对抗俄罗斯的侵略，并强调盟友之间的团结至关重要。
尽管俄罗斯加大了攻击力度，但他重申乌克兰已做好停火准备，尤其是在能源基础设施方面。
华盛顿，10 月 12 日——乌克兰总统泽连斯基昨天驳斥了美国总统特朗普要求他下台的呼吁，但他表示，如果俄罗斯同意 60 天的停火，乌克兰就可以举行选举。
特朗普周五宣布将豁免对大量俄罗斯柴油的制裁，以帮助降低11月美国中期选举前的燃油价格，此举再次加剧了两位领导人之间的紧张关系。
周六，特朗普猛烈抨击泽连斯基，指责乌克兰袭击俄罗斯炼油厂导致柴油价格飙升，并呼吁用一位能够结束战争的领导人取代他。
“首先，恕我直言，对于特朗普总统，最终由我们的社会、我们的人民来选择领导人，”泽连斯基昨天在接受美国广播公司新闻采访时表示。
泽连斯基说，他告诉特朗普的团队，如果他们真的希望乌克兰举行选举——这是自2022年俄罗斯入侵以来的首次选举——“请告诉普京，给我们两个月时间，60天的全面停火，60天，我们就会组织选举。”
特朗普暂时豁免对俄罗斯石油制裁的举动不仅引发了乌克兰的强烈反对，也引发了美国在欧洲的许多盟友的反对，甚至引发了他自己共和党内部一些人的反对。
泽连斯基指出美国继续支持的必要性，并表示希望最近的争端不会损害乌克兰盟友之间的“团结”。
“阻止普京——我认为这是主要目标，阻止他，这才是关键，结束这场战争……我们指望美国的支持，”他告诉美国广播公司新闻网。
“当然，我们还要依靠我们的欧洲伙伴，我希望我们能够维护欧洲和美国的团结，”他补充道，并指出这“真的不容易”。
他还重申，如果俄罗斯同意，乌克兰愿意停火，包括仅在能源基础设施方面停火。
他说，俄罗斯本周发动的猛烈攻击表明，它“没有感受到结束战争的真正压力”。
他说：“这周对我们来说非常艰难，不仅仅是地缘政治方面。首先，是因为俄罗斯对我们的民用基础设施发动了大规模袭击。”
泽连斯基说：“他们袭击了我们能源部门196次，这仅仅是电力部门，此外还袭击了天然气和石油部门20次，目前已造成153名平民死亡。”——法新社
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