Promises again: Zelensky assures he won’t run for a second term if elections are held after the war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated that he does not intend to run for a second term if presidential elections take place after the end of the war.

He made this statement in response to a question from the Romanian publication Digi24 about whether he plans to seek re-election.

“If the war continues – yes, if the war ends – no. I cannot run away during a war,” Zelensky said.

He also mentioned that Ukraine is in the “final stage” of the war, but when it will end, he could not provide a specific date.

Zelensky noted, “I can’t give you an exact date, perhaps only Trump can do that one day. I know that we are going on the counteroffensive, and Russia will leave our territories. I seem to know when, but I can’t tell you. This is the last part of the war. It’s not in the middle. The initial period was the occupation, followed by a halt in the offensive and the shift in initiative. I believe we are in the final stage. We have a lot of reserves: money, weapons, but we are in the last and most challenging part,” the president stated.