President outlines conditions for holding elections in Donbas

"If to speak honestly and without fanfare: for us, each of these steps is a victory. A small victory. But we want to see a result, a great result. We will have the great result when we return our territories, when troops of the illegal armed formations are withdrawn, we definitely control our border with the Russian Federation and the elections are definitely held there,” Zelensky said during the talk show “Freedom of Speech by Savik Shuster”.

The President assured that the most important thing for him was the withdrawal of the enemy troops and Ukraine’s entering those territories: "if we enter, we will immediately bring our people back to life.” Then, according to him, the control over the border will be gained and the elections will be held.

"Although everyone is talking about local elections and I understand that it is very important, but it is, first and foremost, important to gain our territory back," Zelensky stressed.

As reported, the Ukrainian authorities announced plans to hold local elections in October 2020 throughout Ukraine, including the occupied areas of Donbas.

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