Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was quoted saying that U.S. contributions were needed for voting.
says he will only be holding an election next year if United States taxpayers keep sending him money.""Zelensky says he personally made the demand to none other than Republican Senator"'I told [Graham]: If the United States & Europe give us financial support... I'm sorry, I will not hold elections on credit, I will not take money from weapons and give it to elections either. But if you give me this financial support...
During the interview, Zelensky said he had told Graham that $135 million was needed to carry out the election during wartime. As Rugg mentions, the operation would require election observers to be sent to the frontline to ensure voting was fair.Zelensky said the move would also require the electoral code to be changed for the contest to go ahead as fighting continues, adding that money could not be taken from the military budget"stipulated by law." Contributions from the U.S.
"We need a legitimate choice. We need this choice to be made by society. So that it does not divide our people. We need the military to be able to vote.
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