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Zelenskyy: Give Ukraine 60-Day Ceasefire for Elections

Zelenskyy's conditional offer came as a response to criticism from Trump, with no ceasefire agreement currently in place; the burden now sits with Moscow.

On air: Brock Thunderson, Hank Ledger and Dale Bearman on The Pile-On
Published 5:30 PM ET, Sunday, October 11, 2026

Photo: Press Service of the President of Ukraine · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Photo: Press Service of the President of Ukraine · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Photo: Volodymyr Zelenskyy — Photo: Press Service of the President of Ukraine · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

At a glance

First reported by Newsmax: “Zelenskyy: Give Ukraine 60-Day Ceasefire for Elections”.
Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at 5:30 PM ET on The Pile-On, by Brock Thunderson, Hank Ledger and Dale Bearman.
Topics: Zelenskyy, Ukraine.
BBN covered this story before: Zelenskyy claps back after Trump calls for new Ukrainian president (October 11).

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NewsmaxZelenskyy: Give Ukraine 60-Day Ceasefire for Elections

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt's five-thirty Eastern, this is The Pile-On.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorUkraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday he will organize elections if Russia's Vladimir Putin agrees to a sixty-day ceasefire.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHe was answering critical comments from President Donald Trump. Newsmax has the story, and no ceasefire has been agreed.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSixty days is a very specific number, and in my experience specific numbers are where these things start coming apart.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorI'd want to know who is counting, and who gets to say when day one begins.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistForecasting a pause in fighting is the hardest call there is, and I'd never pretend otherwise.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistBut the condition is plain: calm first, then the ballot boxes.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo the offer puts the next move with Moscow, and that's where it sits tonight.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorEveryone has a view on whose move it is. Almost nobody has a date.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistThen the date is the thing to watch.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThat's The Pile-On. We're back same time tomorrow.

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