May 20 should be the end of President Zelensky's term of office. However, due to the continuing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the Uzbek government issued a martial law order, and the new presidential election was postponed indefinitely. For this reason, after the end of the current term of office, Zerensky still continues to perform his duties as president.
On the same day, in an interview, Zerensky again appealed to the United States and its western allies to speed up military assistance to Ukraine. In addition, he also called on his Western allies to "intervene more directly in the conflict".
▲ Zerensky President Zelenski Term of office expires
Press Secretary of Russian President : No impact on special military operations
According to the previous report, Ukraine cannot elect a new president due to the failure to hold a new presidential election on time, and the legitimacy of President Zelensky's position will also be questioned. It is reported that although the legal term of office has expired, in wartime, Ukraine The public also gave Zerensky broad support. "For Ukrainians, the first task is to win, and then hold elections." Anton Khrusetsky, director of the Kiev Institute of International Sociology, believes that most ordinary Ukrainians will not question the legitimacy of Zerensky.
On the other hand, regarding the "end of the legal term of the President of Ukraine", the press secretary of the Russian President Peskov said on the 20th that this would not affect Russia's special military operations, which "continue". According to the Global Times, the main problem faced by Zerensky is still the deterioration of the front-line situation. If he cannot reverse this trend, many opponents in Ukraine and abroad may try to use the difficult situation and the issue of the presidency to change Ukraine's power structure.
According to the analysis of the American think-tank "War Research Institute", the Russian army is giving priority to controlling Vofchansk. Vouchansk is one of the largest settlements on the border. After controlling Vouchansk, the Russian army may be ready to advance to Kharkov.
According to Xinhua News Agency on the 21st, the Russian Ministry of Defense recently reported that the Russian army has "liberated" more than ten residential areas in Kharkov State.
▲ On the 21st, Kharkov firefighters cleared the destroyed houses Zelensky called on Western allies:
Participate more directly in conflict
In an interview, Zelensky believed that the Western allies spent too much time on the issue of assistance to Ukraine: "I hope that the Western allies can more directly participate in the conflict, help us intercept missiles over Ukraine, and allow Ukraine to use Western weapons against enemy forces near the border." According to analysis, Zelensky's appeal indicates that the country is in the east The pressure on the southern and northeastern fronts is increasing. However, Zelensky said that the situation north of Kharkov has been basically under control.
"Every decision (on aid) has been postponed for about a year." Zelensky said, "The fact is that after taking a step forward, we will take two steps back, and we need to change this situation." Zelensky said that he understood that western countries were cautious about possible confrontation with Russia, "but I hope you can intervene more directly in the conflict." 。 He suggested that the surrounding NATO countries help Ukraine intercept Russian missiles over the country. "Russia has used 300 aircraft, and we need at least 120-130 aircraft to protect our airspace."
Zelensky said that he was negotiating with international allies so that he could use Allied Weapons strike the border between Russia and Ukraine and even land within Russia. "But so far, I haven't received any positive news."
In response to the possibility that former US President Trump may re enter the White House in November, Zerensky said that he did not think that the US Republican Party would oppose supporting Ukraine, "but they did send some worrying signals". It is reported that Trump, who emphasized the "priority of the United States", is skeptical of assisting Uzbekistan.
Red Star journalist Li Jingrui Comprehensive Global Times (Xiao Xinxin, a special reporter of the Global Times in Russia), Observer Network (reporter Chen Sijia), Xinhua News Agency (reporter Huang Dongxu)
Editor Guo Zhuang, Editor in Charge Officer Li
