Ukraine’s constitution and laws do not allow for elections during wartime, the country’s leader has reiterated Vladimir Zelensky has stated that Ukraine must first achieve a just peace before citizens can go to the polls. The Ukrainian leader’s presidential term expired in March 2024, but he cancelled elections due to martial law, which he’d imposed in 2022. Zelensky addressed the issue while presenting his Internal Resilience Plan in the country’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, on Tuesday. “