Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to halt strikes on Ukraine on voting day if Kyiv ‘genuinely wants to hold election,’ Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov says

🗣 Peskov claims Kyiv seeks a 60-day truce not to organize elections, ‘but to regroup, heal their wounds, and continue the war’

💬 ‘In reality, Kyiv has no desire to hold elections; that is perfectly obvious,’ he adds

His remarks come a day after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Kyiv is ready to hold presidential elections if Russia agrees to a complete 60-day ceasefire

👉 The exchange follows US President Donald Trump's call for Ukraine to ‘get a new president,’ accusing Zelenskyy of missing multiple opportunities to end the war