{"id":2320,"date":"2025-12-10T11:54:50","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T11:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=2320"},"modified":"2025-12-10T11:54:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T11:54:50","slug":"first-thing-zelenskyy-ready-for-elections-after-trump-questions-ukrainian-democracy-us-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=2320","title":{"rendered":"First Thing: Zelenskyy \u2018ready for elections\u2019 after Trump questions Ukrainian democracy | US news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Good morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2025\/dec\/09\/zelenskyy-ready-for-elections-after-trump-questions-ukrainian-democracy\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">ready to hold a wartime election within the next three months<\/a>, if Ukraine\u2019s parliament and foreign allies will allow it, after Donald Trump accused him of clinging on to power.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Though clearly irritated by Trump\u2019s intervention, the Ukrainian president promised to explore avenues for holding a vote in the coming months. \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<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Trump made the comments in a rambling interview with Politico published earlier yesterday. \u201cThey haven\u2019t had an election in a long time. You know, they talk about a democracy, but it gets to a point where it\u2019s not a democracy any more,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Why hasn\u2019t there been an election?<\/strong> Zelenskyy\u2019s five-year term expired in May last year, but the Ukrainian constitution prohibits elections during wartime, and even his political opponents have said repeatedly that the security and political considerations do not allow for holding a vote while the war continued.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"trump-rails-on-affordability-hoax-and-immigrants-in-rally-style-speech\" class=\"dcr-12ibh7f\"><strong>Trump rails on affordability \u2018hoax\u2019 and immigrants in rally-style speech<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"17f12b73-8f4a-4f2d-9ae6-696439901194\" 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\">Donald Trump\u2019s speech in Pennsylvania had been billed as an opportunity to reclaim the economic narrative. <\/span> Photograph: Alex Wong\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Donald Trump has sought to reboot his ailing US presidency at a rally-style event with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/dec\/09\/trump-pennsylvania-affordability-speech\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">a blitz of false claims about the economy and xenophobic attacks on immigrants<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">After Republican election defeats and criticism that he is out of touch with the country\u2019s affordability crisis, his speech in Pennsylvania yesterday was billed as an opportunity to reclaim the economic narrative.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">However, the president swiftly reverted to his freewheeling campaign mode, frequently diverting from his teleprompter over more than 90 minutes to hurl insults and call affordability a \u201choax\u201d.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>What else did he talk about?<\/strong> There were familiar rally staples such as a mocking impression of Joe Biden, as well as a repeat of a racist falsehood about the Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, a Muslim woman born in Somalia: \u201cWe ought to get her the hell out! She married her brother \u2026 Therefore she\u2019s here illegally.\u201d The crowd chanted: \u201cSend her back!\u201d Omar has called the claims about her brother \u201cridiculous\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"eileen-higgins-becomes-miamis-first-democratic-mayor-in-30-years\" class=\"dcr-12ibh7f\"><strong>Eileen Higgins becomes Miami\u2019s first Democratic mayor in 30 years<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"5b2bd57e-5922-4998-8826-2482c107a5fc\" 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\">In stunning upset victory, Higgins also becomes first woman in post and first non-Hispanic candidate since the 1990s.<\/span> Photograph: Lynne Sladky\/AP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The Democrat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/dec\/09\/miami-mayor-election-winner-eileen-higgins\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Eileen Higgins was elected mayor of Miami last night<\/a> in a stunning victory that reversed a run of recent Republican successes in Florida.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The election of Higgins, 61, a former county commissioner, also added to a string of Democratic wins across the country that have served to highlight the growing level of resistance to Donald Trump during his second presidential term.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>What did she campaign on?<\/strong> Higgins focused much of her campaign on affordability and immigration. She presented the election to voters as a referendum on the president\u2019s policies. Her messaging resonated in Miami, whose inhabitants are 57% foreign-born, according to the 2024 census.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"in-other-news\" class=\"dcr-12ibh7f\"><strong>In other news \u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"fca34a35-7666-4484-bbde-d6825660d165\" 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\">A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from the Cape Canaveral as the company prepares to list on the stock market.<\/span> Photograph: Manuel Mazzanti\/NurPhoto\/Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>SpaceX is preparing to list on the stock market next year <\/strong>in a move that could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/science\/2025\/dec\/10\/elon-musk-spacex-preparing-for-2026-flotation-of-more-than-1tn\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">value the Elon Musk-led business at more than $1tn<\/a>, according to reports.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>The single-shot<\/strong><strong> pistols known as <\/strong><strong>derringers<\/strong><strong> have <\/strong><strong>not been widely used <\/strong><strong>since the <\/strong><strong>Old West<\/strong> \u2013 but police allege that a robber wearing pyjama pants recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/dec\/10\/oklahoma-liquor-store-derringer\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">brandished one at an Oklahoma liquor store<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>At least one student was killed and another was critically wounded<\/strong> in a shooting at a residence hall at Kentucky State University yesterday. A suspect who is not a student at the school is in custody, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/dec\/09\/shooting-kentucky-state-university\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">officials said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>A rights <\/strong><strong>activist in Hungary has been placed under investigation <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2025\/dec\/10\/teacher-hungary-facing-criminal-charges-pride-event\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">after organising a peaceful Pride march<\/a><\/strong>, in a case that campaigners have described as \u201cunprecedented and dangerous\u201d for the EU.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"stat-of-the-day-just-0001-hold-three-times-the-wealth-of-poorest-half-of-humanity-report-finds\" class=\"dcr-12ibh7f\"><strong>Stat of the day: Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"463bae25-a4e0-403d-87b7-832a87b1d4d4\" 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\">A protest against extreme wealth in London. The report found the top 1% was wealthier than the bottom 90% combined in almost every region of the world.<\/span> Photograph: Wiktor Szymanowicz\/Future Publishing\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Fewer than 60,000 people \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/inequality\/2025\/dec\/10\/just-0001-hold-three-times-the-wealth-of-poorest-half-of-humanity-report-finds\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">0.001% of the world\u2019s population<\/a> \u2013 control three times as much wealth as the entire bottom half of humanity, according to a report that argues global inequality has reached such extremes that urgent action has become essential.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"well-actually-is-your-relationship-solid-or-sinking-the-bird-theory-thinks-it-knows\" class=\"dcr-12ibh7f\"><strong>Well actually: Is your relationship solid \u2013 or sinking? The bird theory thinks it knows<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"1aa01271-bea5-4132-ae9e-9f07df1a7f78\" 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\">By providing language for what some people are feeling, trends like the bird theory can validate experiences, says the psychotherapist Landis Bejar.<\/span> Photograph: Nicolas Lancret<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">What would you say if your partner told you they saw a bird today? Would you mumble noncommittally, or ask a follow-up question? You may be surprised to know that thousands of people on TikTok and Instagram would judge you if you chose the former. But <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/wellness\/2025\/dec\/04\/bird-theory-relationship\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">does it really show how we think about romance?<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"dont-miss-this-the-hidden-life-of-matthew-perry-he-would-say-about-himself-i-need-to-stop-and-get-help\" class=\"dcr-12ibh7f\"><strong>Don\u2019t miss this: The hidden life of Matthew Perry \u2013 \u2018He would say about himself: I need to stop and get help\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"12fcde6e-5f0d-4625-a034-420982dc7b47\" 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\">\u2018He was engaged in trying to recover, always,\u2019 said Matthew Perry\u2019s manager Doug Chapin of more than 30 years.<\/span> Photograph: Mike Marsland\/WireImage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Matthew Perry\u2019s manager, Doug Chapin, and publicist Lisa Kasteler-Calio had been working with the actor for more than 30 years. Here <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/tv-and-radio\/2025\/dec\/10\/hidden-life-of-matthew-perry\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">they discuss the man behind the headlines<\/a> \u2013 and why they are continuing his mission to help others struggling with addiction with the Matthew Perry Foundation.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"-or-this-hating-soccer-is-more-american-than-apple-pie-the-1994-world-cup-nobody-wanted-the-us-to-host\" class=\"dcr-12ibh7f\"><strong>\u2026 or this: \u2018Hating soccer is more American than apple pie\u2019 \u2013 the 1994 World Cup nobody wanted the US to host<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"ff0c84f4-72e5-4ab6-9d42-d7b67db47182\" 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\">The 1994 World Cup arrived amid suspicion and slapstick.<\/span> Photograph: Shaun Botterill\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Glitzy draws, OJ-era chaos, grass laid over synthetic turf and a host nation that barely cared \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2025\/dec\/10\/world-cup-1994-jonathan-wilson-book-extract\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">the 1994 World Cup arrived amid suspicion and slapstick<\/a>. Yet it became a watershed that would alter US sport and global football politics alike. As the US prepares to co-host next year, Jonathan Wilson looks back on the World Cup nobody wanted the US to host.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"climate-check-synthetic-chemicals-in-food-system-creating-health-burden-of-22tn-a-year-report-finds\" class=\"dcr-12ibh7f\"><strong>Climate check: Synthetic chemicals in food system creating health burden of $2.2tn a year<\/strong><strong>, report finds<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"9cefe154-7098-4a8b-8f78-95714aa36f8e\" 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\">Phthalates and bisphenols are commonly used as plastic additives, employed in food packaging and disposable gloves used in preparation.<\/span> Photograph: Allison Dinner\/EPA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Scientists have issued an urgent warning that some of the synthetic chemicals that help underpin the current food system are driving increased rates of cancer and infertility while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2025\/dec\/10\/synthetic-chemicals-food-system-health-burden-report\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">degrading the foundations of global agriculture<\/a>, causing harm to the environment.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"last-thing-margot-robbie-in-red-latex-kate-bush-impersonators-and-a-pint-of-emily-ale-my-crash-course-in-brontemania\" class=\"dcr-12ibh7f\"><strong>Last Thing: Margot Robbie in red latex, Kate Bush impersonators and a pint of Emily ale \u2013 my crash course in Bront\u00ebmania<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"f185c02a-a5ad-4b70-9b99-72c09396fe3f\" 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\">Kate Bush\u2019s hit re-enacted on the moors \u2026 this year\u2019s \u2018Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever\u2019 on Penistone Hill, Yorkshire.<\/span> Photograph: Anthony Devlin\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">As Wuthering Heights gets a raunchy Hollywood remake for next Valentine\u2019s Day, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2025\/dec\/10\/margot-robbie-red-latex-emily-bronte-kate-bush-brontemania-wuthering-heights-haworth-hollywood\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Hollie Richardson takes a pilgrimage through Haworth<\/a>, the UK village where its author lived \u2013 and finds her spirit still electrifying the cobbled streets and windswept moors.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"sign-up\" class=\"dcr-12ibh7f\"><strong>Sign up<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"05404e5a-e6de-4a89-8d2e-7ab4e23bd8c0\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.EmbedBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\"><gu-island name=\"EmbedBlockComponent\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;iframe src=\\&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/email\/form\/plaintone\/4300\\&quot; 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If you\u2019re not already signed up, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/info\/2018\/sep\/17\/guardian-us-morning-briefing-sign-up-to-stay-informed\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">subscribe now<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"get-in-touch\" class=\"dcr-12ibh7f\"><strong>Get in touch<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">If you have any questions or comments about any of our newsletters please email <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/dec\/10\/mailto:newsletters@theguardian.com\" data-link-name=\"in body link \" https:=\"\">newsletters@theguardian.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>#Zelenskyy #ready #elections #Trump #questions #Ukrainian #democracy #news<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good morning. 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