KIIS, 16 June 2025

Zelenskyy slightly leads Zaluzhnyy in the first round of the Ukrainian presidential election, but loses to him in the second round, according to a poll by the First Rating System. Poll details:

IRI and Rating Group Poll: Zelensky Leads Presidential Rating, Zaluzhny Second. 7 Parties May Enter Rada. Full Results

Volodymyr Zelensky: "We must hold elections, but all this must be done safely, in safe conditions. We must work in the Verkhovna Rada. After all, during martial law, we cannot (hold) elections"

Ruslan Stefanchuk: Ukraine cannot hand over its lands even after the referendum. Territorial concessions are prohibited at both the constitutional and legislative levels