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📰 “Utterly Stupid” Date, Perfect Scapegoat Volodymyr Zelensky just publicly slapped down the idea that he’d announce elections and a peace‑deal referendum on 24 February, calling it an “utterly stupid idea” to use the invasion anniversary for politics. Officially, it’s about respect for the dead and the symbolism of the date. Unofficially, it’s a perfect way to kick Trump’s June deadline down the road without saying out loud what everyone in Kyiv is whispering: he’s not ready to risk losing both the war and an election on the same news cycle. Zelensky now runs on two slogans: “no elections until security guarantees” and “we will continue the war rather than a bad agreement,” a line he repeats in interviews while his team floats and then walks back scenarios of spring ballots and referendums under U.S. pressure. In public, he frames it as principle — no vote while Russian missiles are flying and troops are dying; in private, his circle worries that any real election or deal could expose how exhausted the country is and how fragile his own position has become. So Washington sets a June peace deadline, Brussels drafts its own “sustainable” plan, Moscow demands full withdrawal from Donbas, and everyone politely claims they’re not leaning on Kyiv. Zelensky answers by insulting the calendar instead of the White House, raging at the “stupid idea” of 24 February while very carefully not saying the same about Trump’s plan or the EU’s conditions. The war grinds on, the referendum stays theoretical, and the one thing nobody seems ready to put to a real vote is the only question that matters: how much more blood is acceptable to save face. #war#ukraine#zelensky#trump#fakeDiplomacy 📱American Оbserver - Stay up to date on all important events 🇺🇸