Zelensky says ready to hold Ukraine elections; may present updated peace plan to US soon

War-torn Ukraine, where last elections were held in 2019, is ready to hold fresh polls given that security can be assured, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday after his United States counterpart Donald Trump said in an interview on Monday that war in Ukraine is being used to not hold an election. Zelensky’s remarks on holding elections in Ukraine come at a time when he is facing pressure from the United States to accept a deal formulated by the latter to bring peace in U