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by landemva 1483 days ago
Ukraine and Zelensky had agreed to allow eastern Ukraine to have separatist elections and then be self-ruling. Zelensky didn't follow through with that.

' would receive self-governing status once they hold elections ' https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-agrees-to-election-in-occupi...
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guerrilla 1483 days ago
> Zelensky didn't follow through with that.

According to RFE/RL (US state media), Ukraine agreed to hold elections "once all armed formations leave the area." That's not something that happened between 2019 and the beginning of the war.

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mcv 1482 days ago
And Zelensky had to demand that. There can be no free election while a country is under occupation from a foreign nation.

I'm still for referenda in all disputed oblasts, including Crimea, but Russia has to end their occupation first.

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