# Kremlin rejects 60-day ceasefire for Ukraine’s elections but may pause strikes on election day

https://mins.news/en/item/96332

- Meduza, 2026-10-12 11:37 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/12/kremlin-rejects-60-day-ceasefire-for-ukraine-s-elections-but-says-it-might-not-strike-on-election-day-itself

> Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Russia would not accept a 60-day ceasefire to enable Ukraine to hold a presidential election, but did not rule out stopping strikes on the voting day itself. Donald Trump said Ukraine needed a new president who could make a deal; Volodymyr Zelensky urged Trump to tell Putin that Ukraine needs a 60-day total ceasefire to hold elections.

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