US Eyes Holding Presidential, Parliamentary Elections in Ukraine in 2025

Washington is considering holding presidential and parliamentary elections in Ukraine in 2025 amid ongoing hostilities with Russia, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) said on Monday.

"The press office of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Russia reports that, according to information received by the SVR, the US State Department leadership continues to work out options for replacing the current leadership of Ukraine, if necessary. As one of the 'legitimate' ways to eliminate the 'overly presumptuous' V. Zelensky, Washington is considering holding presidential and parliamentary elections next year in the context of continued hostilities with Russia," the SVR said in a statement.

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The US plans to throw in an initiative on elections in 2025 through structures controlled by Washington, the statement read, adding that the State Department will coordinate the nomination of candidates.

"The leaders of the US foreign policy department [US Department of State] has decided to launch preemptive work on issues related to creating the conditions for starting an electoral campaign in Ukraine. In the first phase, it is planned to use American 'democratization' funds and 'think tanks' to encourage Ukraine's civil society organizations under their influence to put forward the appropriate initiative," the statement reads.

This initiative, according to the US plan, should receive "broad public support," clarified the press office.

"The nomination of candidates will be carried out in coordination with the State Department. American NGOs will select local civil society organizations to monitor the elections," they added.

The United States is initiating the creation of a pro-American political party in Ukraine, according to a report from the Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) on Monday.

"With support of the US, discussions have began among Western-backed Ukrainian 'civil activists' about the establishment of new party that will take a pro-US stance during upcoming electoral campaign. According to the US State Department's plan, such a political force should enter the Verkhovna Rada and become a key element in the system of checks and balances for any Ukrainian leader," the SVR's statement reads.

The discussion about the creation of a new pro-American political party in Ukraine suggests that the fate of the country and its "rubber stamp rulers" will continue to be decided in Washington, according to the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR).

"This sort of activity by the United States clearly demonstrates that the repeated mantra churned out by US officials, 'Not a word about Ukraine without Ukraine,' is nothing more than a glamorous 'facade'. In reality, the fate of this country and its rubber stamp leaders will continue to be decided in Washington’s high offices,” the statement reads.

US Eyes Holding Presidential, Parliamentary Elections in Ukraine in 2025 - Russian Intel