Source: Zelensky: If martial law is suspended for elections, we will lose the army
乌克兰总统泽连斯基表示，如果为了选举而暂停戒严，乌克兰可能会失去军队。他强调，俄罗斯人正在提出选举问题。 乌克兰通讯社报道，乌克兰国家元首在接受英国广播公司 ITV 新闻采访时说了这番话。 泽连斯基说，“我们的人民反对在战争期间举行选举，因为每个人都明白会发生什么。我并不害怕选举，但选举是什么？我们必须结束戒严或暂停戒严。如果我们暂停戒严，我们可能会失去军队。而俄罗斯人会很高兴，因为精神和战斗力将不复存在。此外，从法律上讲，保留这样一支军队是不可能的。这是事实。人们会回家，他们有充分的权利这样做。这无疑会被俄罗斯用作反攻行动的基础。”他强调说，“军人将如何投票？这在技术上非常困难。没有他们，投票将是不公平的。当捍卫民主的人无法投票时，我们还能谈论什么样的民主？数百万在国外的人怎么办？那里有八百万人，为他们建立投票设施至关重要。数百万居住在被占领土的人怎么办？”泽连斯基补充说，他相信投票后，俄罗斯将声称“这些选举不合法”。 总统强调道，“俄罗斯将声称他们没有在国外投票。人们怎么能在俄罗斯人控制的临时占领区诚实投票？这将是与克里米亚相同的公投。”在他看来，俄罗斯人正在寻求“乌克兰的彻底不稳定”。
The head of the Ukrainian state said this in an interview with the British broadcaster ITV News, Ukrinform reports.
“Our people are against elections during the war, because everyone understands what will happen. I am not afraid of elections, but what are elections? We have to end martial law or suspend it. If we suspend martial law, we may lose the army. And the Russians will be happy because the issues of spirit and combat capability will be lost. Moreover, it is legally impossible to retain such an army. This is a fact. People will return home, and they will have every right to do so. This will undoubtedly be used by Russia as a basis for counteroffensive actions,” Zelensky said.
“How will the military vote? It is technically very difficult. Without them, voting will be unfair. What kind of democracy can we talk about when those who defend it cannot vote? What about the millions of people who are abroad? There are eight million people there, and it is essential to set up infrastructure for them. And what about the millions residing in the occupied territories?” he emphasized.
Zelensky added that he believes that after the vote, Russia will claim that “these elections were illegitimate.”
“Russia will claim that they did not vote abroad. How can people vote honestly in the temporarily occupied territories controlled by Russians? It will be the same referendum as in Crimea,” the President emphasized.
In his opinion, Russians are pursuing “complete destabilization in Ukraine.”
