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props=\"{&quot;filterKeyEvents&quot;:false,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;filter-toggle-mobile&quot;}\"><span id=\"filter-toggle-mobile\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-alru3r\"><label id=\"src-component-107509_description\" data-component=\"filter-key-events\" data-link-name=\"filter-key-events-on\" class=\"dcr-rrspei\"><button id=\"src-component-107509\" role=\"switch\" aria-checked=\"false\" aria-labelledby=\"src-component-107509_description\" class=\"dcr-dh5oqp\"\/>Show key events only<\/p>\n<p><span>Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/label><\/div>\n<p><\/gu-island><\/span><\/p>\n<article id=\"block-69392a9e8f0835e9f65518e3\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\">\n<h2 class=\"dcr-1wl2b6o\">Morning opening: Zelenskyy\u2019s election gambit<\/h2>\n<div class=\"dcr-dzkvsd\">\n<div class=\"dcr-uae6pk\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/uploads\/2025\/01\/22\/Jakub_Krupa.png?width=300&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=4a039a2b765744058f3c2c677268513e\" alt=\"Jakub Krupa\" class=\"dcr-lysqes\"\/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-sa35sa\">Jakub Krupa<\/span><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he is ready to hold a wartime election within the next three months, if Ukraine\u2019s parliament and foreign allies will allow it, after Donald Trump accused him of clinging on to power.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"2438704f-5690-4cd7-9547-885885e50cbc\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy arriving at 10 Downing Street earlier this week.<\/span> Photograph: Tayfun Salc?\/ZUMA Press Wire\/Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">As <strong>Shaun Walker<\/strong> writes from Kyiv, Zelenskyy, clearly irritated by Trump\u2019s intervention, said that \u201c<strong>this is a question for the people of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/ukraine\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Ukraine<\/a>, not people from other states,<\/strong> with all due respect to our partners\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">However, <strong>he promised to explore avenues for holding a vote in the coming months.<\/strong> \u201cSince this question is raised today by the president of the United States of America, our partners, I will answer very briefly: look, I am ready for elections,\u201d Zelenskyy said on Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Zelenskyy\u2019s five-year term expired in May last year, but <strong>the Ukrainian constitution prohibits elections in wartime<\/strong>, and even his political opponents have said repeatedly that the security and political considerations do not allow for holding an election during wartime.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"b399d56a-b5f8-40ce-abab-33886fc26f86\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\"><gu-island name=\"RichLinkComponent\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"idle\" props=\"{&quot;richLinkIndex&quot;:5,&quot;element&quot;:{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement&quot;,&quot;prefix&quot;:&quot;Related: &quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Zelenskyy \u2018ready for elections\u2019 after Trump questions Ukrainian democracy&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;b399d56a-b5f8-40ce-abab-33886fc26f86&quot;,&quot;role&quot;:&quot;inline&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2025\/dec\/09\/zelenskyy-ready-for-elections-after-trump-questions-ukrainian-democracy&quot;},&quot;ajaxUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/api.nextgen.guardianapps.co.uk&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:11,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:0}}\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Zelenskyy\u2019s move also <strong>seeks to put more pressure on allies to offer extensive security guarantees <\/strong>as the US-led peace talks progress slowly, with guarantees among the issues yet to be decided.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">His comments come in the aftermath of <strong>an explosive interview by Trump<\/strong> with Politico, in which he repeatedly criticised EU leaders as \u201cweak\u201d and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/europe-news\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Europe<\/a> as \u201cdecaying\u201d as a result of their policies. <strong>Expect more leaders to respond to his claims in the coming days.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"36b7e6c3-fa75-4d01-85bd-b275801b7575\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\"><gu-island name=\"RichLinkComponent\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"idle\" props=\"{&quot;richLinkIndex&quot;:8,&quot;element&quot;:{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement&quot;,&quot;prefix&quot;:&quot;Related: &quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Trump lambasts \u2018weak\u2019 and \u2018decaying\u2019 Europe and hints at walking away from Ukraine&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;36b7e6c3-fa75-4d01-85bd-b275801b7575&quot;,&quot;role&quot;:&quot;inline&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/dec\/09\/trump-hints-walking-away-ukraine-calls-europe-weak-decaying&quot;},&quot;ajaxUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/api.nextgen.guardianapps.co.uk&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:11,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:0}}\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Finally, EU\u2019s European ministers are meeting in Lviv for an informal meeting, which will cover talks about Ukraine\u2019s ambitions to join the bloc.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>I will bring you all the key updates throughout the day.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">It\u2019s <strong>Wednesday, 10 December 2025,<\/strong> it\u2019s <strong>Jakub Krupa<\/strong> here, and this is <strong>Europe Live.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Good morning.<\/strong><\/p>\n<footer 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