On Tuesday, 25 February, the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament) voted to adopt a resolution on a statement "on support for democracy in Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression".

Axar.az reports that this was stated by Ukrainian Deputy Yaroslav Zhelezniak.

According to him a total of 268 MPs voted for the relevant decision.

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine states that the martial law imposed in Ukraine by the Russian full-scale invasion does not allow for holding elections in accordance with the Constitution of Ukraine. At the same time, the Ukrainian people are united in the belief that such elections should be held after the end of the war.

It should be noted that with this decision the Ukrainian people and the Verkhovna Rada do not question the mandate of President Volodymyr Zelensky.