乌克兰通讯社记者报道，基辅市长维塔利·克利钦科今天在布鲁塞尔举行的欧洲地区委员会全体会议上获得以格但斯克市长帕维尔·阿达莫维奇命名的荣誉奖后举行的新闻发布会上说，在乌克兰战争结束前开展竞选活动对于这个国家来说将是一种政治毒药，可能从内部摧毁它。
乌克兰首都市长说，“选举是一个民主国家的常态。但让我解释一下情况。近1000万乌克兰人已经离开乌克兰，几乎同样多的人在乌克兰境内迁移。许多人——大约100万人——穿上制服，在前线战斗。情况很艰难，我们每天都在失去我们的英雄、我们的士兵和部分领土。此时，任何政治竞选，伴随着政治竞争、民粹主义和批评，都可能削弱国家，甚至从内部摧毁国家。”
他表示坚信乌克兰一定会举行选举，但要循序渐进，首先实现持久和平，然后再组织选举。
他指出，在这种情况下，即使面对美国伙伴的严厉言论，也必须保持冷静，并尽一切努力维护乌克兰国内的团结以及所有在国外支持乌克兰的人的团结。
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said this today in Brussels at a press conference after receiving the honorary award named after Gdansk Mayor Paweł Adamowicz during a plenary session of the European Committee of the Regions, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
Conducting an election campaign in Ukraine before the war is over would be a kind of political poison for the country that could destroy it from within.
“Elections are the norm for a democratic country. But let me explain the situation. Almost 10 million Ukrainians have left the country, and almost as many are displaced within Ukraine. Many – about a million people – have donned uniforms and are fighting at the front. The situation is difficult, and every day we are losing our heroes, our soldiers, and parts of our territory. At this time, any political campaign, with its political competition, populism and criticism, can weaken the country and even destroy it from within,” said the mayor of the capital of Ukraine.
He expressed his conviction that elections in Ukraine will definitely be held, but they should be approached step by step – first, to achieve sustainable peace, and only then to organize elections.
He noted that in these circumstances, it is important to keep a cool head, even in the face of harsh rhetoric from American partners, and to do everything possible to maintain unity within the country and unity among all those who support Ukraine abroad.
