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[Jessica Berlin @berlin_bridge]

What Scholz refused to say for three years, the incoming ruling party CDU says on day 1 after the election:
“Ukraine must win the war!”

[Conservatives @Conservatives]

Britain stands with Ukraine.

Now and always.

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[ABC News @ABC]

Gen. Charles "CQ" Brown, the outgoing chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, posted a farewell message saying it had been his "distinct honor" to serve as a member of the military body that advises the president.

Live updates: https://t.co/sOIX9OqOzL

[Judd Legum @JuddLegum]

1. Donald Trump promised that, as president, he would drastically lower Americans' energy bills.

But hundreds of Alabama residents are receiving a $100 surcharge on their energy bills as a direct result of Trump's actions in the White House.

[Jack Hopkins @thejackhopkins]

Spread it far and wide.

[Marlene Robertson🇨🇦 @marlene4719]

Look at Prince Eric here threatening folks and other countries who don’t fall inline with their Turd Reich.

[Just another guy 🏳️‍🌈 @another_guy74]

@DaysLeft4Trump I would love a new count down!

[EMPR.media @EuromaidanPR]

Russian hypersonic Kinzhal missile launch detected!

[The Kyiv Independent @KyivIndependent]

⚡️Explosions heard in Kharkiv amid missile threat.

Explosions occurred in the northeastern city of Kharkiv overnight on Jan. 15, a Kyiv Independent correspondent reports.

The Air Force warned that Russian ballistic missiles were headed toward the ciy.

[The Hill @thehill]

US bans imports from more companies over forced Uyghur labor allegations https://t.co/Ee5JXzkayb

[Justin Trudeau @JustinTrudeau]

We’ve got your back, California.

[PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes]

JD Vance laments the diversity of New York City ahead of Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally:

“London doesn’t feel fully English to me anymore. Right? New York of course is the classic American city. Over time, I think New York will start to feel less American.”

[Just another guy 🏳️‍🌈 @another_guy74]

@natsechobbyist 🤦🏻‍♂️

[Victor Shi @Victorshi2020]

Holy sh*t. Linda Ronstadt has absolutely HAD it with Donald Trump & JD Vance & she is not holding back one bit. This statement is so good. Everyone must read & share this.

[Just another guy 🏳️‍🌈 @another_guy74]

@jayforeman Well done video

[Just another guy 🏳️‍🌈 @another_guy74]

@AnnusyaPipi @Russia Oh. Ok. Thanks

[Just another guy 🏳️‍🌈 @another_guy74]

@GOP I’m still waiting for his taxes

[Just another guy 🏳️‍🌈 @another_guy74]

@TheHealerDM Been through that

[Konstantin Sonin @k_sonin]

ELECTIONS DURING WARS

Very few democracies have ever been involved in such a major war as Ukraine in the Russia-Ukraine war. In most cases, the countries in question postponed the elections until the end of the war. Ukraine follows the historical precedent.

The most obvious examples are UK during World Wars I and II. In each case elections were postponed. During WWII, the elections were postponed, by parliament's decision, every year since 1940 until 1945. The parliament sat for 10 years, 1935-45.

During WWI, the gap in UK was 1910-18. In France, the gap was shorter, 1914-19, but there were no elections during the war. In WWII, France and smaller democracies were defeated so fast, that there were no question of elections.

The famous example of elections held during the active warfare is the 1864 elections in the US, during the Civil War. On the territories that were not controlled by the Union, votes were not counted, which makes its relevant example for Ukraine 2024.

Note that the incumbent President Lincoln defeated an opponent, a general that he previously dismissed from command, with 55% of the vote. (The electoral college advantage was larger.) Just to have a perspective on a popularity of the war-time leader.

In 1944, the US had presidential elections in the middle of the war, but there was no warfare on America soil. The incumbent President Roosevelt defeated his opponent with 56% of the vote. Again, the electoral college advantage was larger, yet again note the popularity of Dr. Win-the-War.

Summing up, postponing the presidential and parliamentary elections until the end of the war Ukrainian government acts broadly in accord with historical precedent. President @ZelenskyyUa is as legitimate as Prime-ministers Asquith, Lloyd George, and Churchill. And more popular than Presidents Lincoln and Roosevelt during their war-time re-election.