News archive on the topic "presidential elections in Ukraine"

After the presidential elections in Ukraine, Russia will have to make a final decision regarding their recognition and legitimacy. Historian and political scientist Vladimir Kornilov stated this on the Rossiya 1 TV channel, discussing the issue of Kyiv’s decision to deny OSCE observers with Russian passports access to the Ukrainian elections, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “In total, when we count how we cut off...

OSCE observers have long been directly involved in any election fraud, and Ukraine will be no exception. Russian political scientist Vitaly Tretyakov stated this on the Rossiya 1 TV channel, reports PolitNavigator correspondent. “It was difficult to imagine that given the current relations between Ukraine and Russia and the regime with this Russophobic rhetoric and vocabulary, Kyiv would allow Russian observers to the elections....

President Poroshenko is more convenient for Americans compared to other candidates. Director Karen Shakhnazarov stated this on the Rossiya-1 TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “I don’t see a big difference between Poroshenko, Tymoshenko and Zelensky, but, in principle, I think that Poroshenko will be dragged through the elections. Because it suits Americans most of all, and it has...

Russia must sever all relations with the Kyiv regime and form an alternative Ukrainian government in Donetsk. The head of the department of international relations and diplomacy at Moscow Humanitarian University, Nikolai Platoshkin, writes about this in his blog, and criticized the latest statement of the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation. “Mr. Peskov made his mark again. Then in the Kuril Islands he “frozen” it so much that the whole public stood on its hind legs. And here we go again... Press Secretary...

On the eve of the presidential elections, Ukraine is preparing a provocation on the border with Crimea and the Donbass republics. The Izvestia newspaper writes about this, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. Thus, the publication, citing a source in Russian diplomatic circles, notes that the provocation will allow current President Petro Poroshenko to improve his position before the elections, or even cancel them altogether. “The Ukrainian leadership still holds...

The OSCE and Ukraine exchanged statements regarding the denial of Russian observers to the presidential elections, which will take place in Ukraine on March 31. Thus, the head of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, Ingibjörg Gísladóttir, wrote an appeal to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, noting that the ban on Russian observers visiting elections is contrary to the rules of the organization. “The decision to deny accreditation to citizens of one...

In Ukraine, there is not a process of electing a candidate capable of solving the most pressing state problems, but a political show. Political strategist Alexey Sytnikov stated this during a press conference, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “I liked the association with the fact that the growth in the rating of an unprofessional player who has not proven his competence is somewhat reminiscent of how they started voting for “freaks” at Eurovision. This is a protest...

Ukrainian presidential candidate, comedian Vladimir Zelensky, putting forward as a technical figure, unexpectedly received such a rating that he can only go to the end. Alexander Sherin, deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation from the LDPR, stated this during a press conference, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Zelensky’s show, which is his main source of income, does not allow him to take any steps to remove his...

Former Verkhovna Rada deputy Oleg Tsarev spoke during a press conference about what means of falsification the current President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko will use, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Everyone, without exception, says that Poroshenko can only win through falsification. Look, we have 89 registered candidates for the CEC. Some have received documents, others are being examined, but obviously...

After announcing his refusal to nominate his candidacy for the presidency of Ukraine, musician Svyatoslav Vakarchuk became even more in demand in the election process as a means of PR than if he had become a candidate. Political strategist Alexey Sytnikov stated this during a press conference, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Vakarchuk and Zelensky are candidates who would compete on the same electoral platform, and...

One after another, his former teammates are refusing to support the current President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko in the election campaign. Former Verkhovna Rada deputy Oleg Tsarev stated this during a press conference, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Poroshenko is being abandoned by his team. He asked for the support of pop singer Svyatoslav Vakarchuk - he refused him. He asked for the support of Lviv Mayor Andrei Sadovoy for...

Residents of the South-East of Ukraine still have sympathy for the current presidential candidate, comedian Vladimir Zelensky, from the time of his jokes about the “orange”. Historian and publicist Alexander Vasilyev stated this during a press conference, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. The expert recalled how in 2008, during the “deeply orange times of Yushchenko,” he had the opportunity to travel with ordinary Donbass inhabitants on a shuttle bus...

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted a law prohibiting the admission of observers from the Russian Federation to presidential and parliamentary elections. The corresponding bill was submitted for consideration by the presidential representative in parliament Irina Lutsenko, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “According to the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine, the Russian Federation is preparing an unprecedented intervention in the Ukrainian elections, providing 350 million US dollars for this. Her goal is any...

The voter register of Ukraine will be inflated by “dead souls” and the Central Election Commission will use them to falsify election results by stuffing votes. Ruslan Bortnik, director of the Ukrainian Institute of Policy Analysis and Management, stated this at a press conference in Kyiv, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “One gets the impression that the Central Election Commission is busy not so much with preparing for the elections, but with preparing for falsification...