Joanna Kikisis

And this echoes what the Kremlin has been saying, which they say Zelensky is not

a legitimate president because his term expired last year.

But there is also a good reason that there have not been Ukrainian elections.

Ukraine is under martial law because of Russia's invasion, and Ukraine's constitution forbids holding elections during wartime.

Nevertheless, Zelensky said he is examining the possibility of elections over the next 90 days or even a referendum on giving up parts of eastern Ukraine in exchange for ending the war.

He's saying if this is something our key partner in Washington wants, we have to look into it.

Well, there are many obstacles to that.

Ivana Klimpushtinsada, she's a member of Ukraine's parliament.

She told me about a legal obstacle.

And then she says there are huge logistical challenges, like how four million Ukrainian refugees could vote or how soldiers on the front line could vote.

Yes, absolutely.

Public opinion polls show most Ukrainians think holding elections now is actually a terrible idea.

Yulia Hryp, who works in customer service here in Kyiv, she told us Russia could attack voting precincts.

Now, Zelensky says elections could only happen during a ceasefire and with security guarantees from the West.

And, Michelle, if elections were held soon, sometime soon, public opinion polls showed that Zelensky would still come in first.

You know, some people say, is it like the Brady Bunch?

Well, a little bit, because it really is a blended family.

News media say the proposal, drafted by Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, along with Kremlin negotiator Kirill Dmitriev, would amount to a capitulation by Ukraine if adopted.

Media reports say the plan includes demands that Ukraine surrender territory, cut its military, give up some weapons...

and drop its bid to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.