> Then, he suspended the next election

No, he didn't do that personally. Ukraine's constitution mandates that elections not be held during times of martial law (i.e. war)

Even if that wasn't a thing, do you think holding elections while bombs are going off is a good idea?

I think following the constitution is a good thing, even if bombs are falling. I mean, look, people are dying, and yet the country is not just hunkered down in bunkers for the last four years. Life is going on. People are getting up and going to work and coming home and eating dinner and going to bed. Surely they could also go and vote... if the constitution did not say what it says.

It just wouldn’t be possible to have a fair election when a sizeable percentage of the population is living under foreign occupation.

Under occupation, in Europe, and in the army on the frontlines.

It's a difficult thing to achieve even without Russia determined to interfere in the process.

I would agree, but Russia has shown that they're not about fair elections in their own country and they've bombed plenty of civilian targets throughout this conflict. I'd assume that Putin would crank up the notch about 10x on all fronts if he knew elections were taking place to make it impossible to have anything resembling a fair process.

You forgot to add that Ukrainian opposition leader supported suspension.

> He won the election in the most corrupt country in Europe.

He won by a landslide regardless of corruption (if there ever was one during those elections). Everyone was fed up with Poroshenko, and Zelensky was seen as a new wave, young politician who will bring change (on top of his popularity as a comedian).

> he suspended the next election and no more elections have been celebrated ever since.

By "he" you mean constitution of Ukraine?

> Then, he suspended the next election

Zelensky did not suspend elections. Ukraine's constitution prohibits the holding of elections under conditions of martial law.

"However, martial law—imposed after Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022 and still in place as the war continues—has prevented elections from taking place. Under Ukrainian law, elections cannot be held while martial law is in effect to ensure continuity of governance and support the nation’s defense." [1]

[1] https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/ukraines-presidential...

He closed down critical news channels.

Such as?

> Then, he suspended the next election and no more elections have been celebrated ever since.

Yes, but that may have something to do with the fact that his country was invaded and he has been at war ever since. Suspending elections for that reason is legitimate by "our" standards.

We didn't suspend elections during World War II. We had been attacked (and overseas parts had been invaded and conquered), and we were at war. Elections still went on as normal.

Even during the Civil War there were elections, even though there was fighting in some of the states that were voting.

> We [industrial superpower dwarfing whole axis combined, surrounded by ocean with no neighbors who can challenge us and unique geography that makes it literally impossible to invade at the time] didn't suspend election during World War II. We had been attacked [parts so insignificant compared to the whole that there was no reason to even consider delaying elections]...

This is the most `ShitAmericansSay` argument ever. What's next? Poland should've held elections while being pounded from both sides? Russia had "elections" during WWI and look where it ended up.

Contrary to popular belief by ameridumbs, Ukraine does not have the US constitution.

As opposed to Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin of Mother Russia, who won every single one of his extremely fair and properly done democratic elections with a landslide. 88.48 at his last democratic election! So beloved!