{"id":1358017,"date":"2026-02-15T13:53:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T11:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/security-above-all-is-it-realistic-to-hold-elections-in-ukraine\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T04:17:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T02:17:03","slug":"security-above-all-is-it-realistic-to-hold-elections-in-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/security-above-all-is-it-realistic-to-hold-elections-in-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Elections vs. Security: Is Ukraine Ready to Vote?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source: Author’s Facebook<\/a> page<\/em><\/p>\n

Russia\u2019s claim that it is ready to \u201censure no attacks on voting day\u201d reveals both a fundamental misunderstanding of democracy and a sinister attempt to turn the war into an internal Ukrainian conflict\u2014something Moscow has sought, unsuccessfully, since 2014.<\/strong><\/p>\n

First, elections are not just voting day. They are campaigns, agitation, and discussions. All stages are important. Democratic standards must be observed at all times, and observations must be carried out\u2014both mutual internal and competent external.<\/p>\n

Without this, elections are not elections but a Russian-style fake.<\/p>\n

By the way, this became a trap for Russia in Minsk. They demanded “elections” in the temporarily occupied territories\u2014”of course, democratic ones. “And that’s where they were caught. Democratic elections require security at all stages, freedom to run and campaign, and unhindered and free voting. The Copenhagen Document of 1990, the same “OSCE standards” that determine whether elections are free and fair. That is, whether they are elections whose results must be taken into account or “elections” that are recognized only in “Moscow.” Hence, the demand is “security first.”<\/p>\n

Everything is logical for democratic countries, and Russia remained with its understanding of Minsk as “shoving Trojan horses under our control into Ukraine.” ” And there is no security\u2014sanctions, pressure, and the need to find a way out. Then they talked about peacekeepers. Unfortunately, in 2019, they sent Yermak to the negotiations, who quickly agreed to read the agreements in Russian. And when it fell apart after the protests in Kyiv, the Russians were very offended.<\/p>\n

But they are stubborn and always strive to see their ideas through to completion.<\/p>\n\t\t