Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was elected president of Ukraine in 2019 through democratic elections, and according to Ukrainian law, Zelensky's five-year presidency expires on May 21, 2024.
The Ukrainian side also said that because it is a time of war, it is not suitable for presidential selection, and Zelensky will continue to serve as the president of Ukraine. In this regard, Russian press spokeswoman Zakharova said that by May 21, Russia will not recognize Zelensky's presidential status. Hum.
Recently, "Kyiv Independent" and "Ukrainska Pravda" reported that in an interview with the BBC, Ukrainian Justice Minister Malyuska explained Zelensky's continued presidency of Ukraine after May 21.
Malyuska believes that Zelensky's presidential term will not lose its legitimacy after the expiration of his term, and his power will remain until the election of the next head of state.
Minister of Justice of Ukraine Malyuska
What Malyuska means is that wartime is not suitable for presidential elections, and Zelensky's presidential status is legitimate. But there are always conspirators who create public opinion to deny the legitimacy of Zelensky's regime. There are always conspirators who question the legitimacy of Zelensky's regime by looking for certain provisions in the Ukrainian constitution. The framers of the Ukrainian constitution did not say that the war in Ukraine would become a reality, and the provisions of the Ukrainian law on the war were made irrationally or vaguely, which gave room for the imagination of conspiracy theorists.
As the saying goes, special things are treated specially. Even the Minister of Justice of Ukraine believes that Zelensky's continued presidency of Ukraine is legitimate, what else do others have to question? Now Ukraine's main task is to win the Russian-Ukrainian war, Ukraine is not without a president now, and a ready-made president is Zelensky, and Zelensky has done a good job in the past two years.
In times of war, if democratic elections are held, the probability of Zelensky winning is also quite high, and replacing someone may disrupt the current situation of the war of resistance in Ukraine. Therefore, if Ukraine holds a presidential election, it will be a waste of the country's human and financial resources. Zelensky continues to be elected president of Ukraine, and all peace-loving people around the world will give understanding, instead of questioning his presidency and making groundless accusations. This is very hypocritical.
Therefore, whether Zakharova admits or not, Zelensky's presidential status after May 21 cannot change the reality that Zelensky is the president of Ukraine. To win the Russian-Ukrainian war, we must rely on real knives and guns on the battlefield, and it is useless to play this kind of diplomatic blackmail all the time against the current Ukraine.