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2024-03-16 16:09:33 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: D7DE779399D9014891A3022CB7B1B24F4C5F1EDBD52AF31960DD586254ABF720
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There is yet no evidence (but speculations by Russian officials) Ukraine attacked Russian polling stations. https://news.sky.com/story/russia-ukraine-putin-presidential-election-voting-moscow-nuclear-sky-news-blog-latest-12541713 V. Zelenskyj didn't ban elections. The Article 19 of the Law of Ukraine prohibits holding elections under martial law, unlike in Russia after a recent change. https://war.ukraine.ua/articles/not-sacrificing-democracy-why-ukraine-cannot-hold-elections-under-the-martial-law/ https://n-ost.org/news/constitution-put-to-test-during-martial-law https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-18/russia-changes-rules-to-allow-elections-under-martial-law
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