 We know that it's hard to stay up to date on USIP's latest publications so we've challenged our teams to summarize their latest research in less than a minute. This is Briefly. On March 31st, the Ukrainian people go to the polls to elect their next president. USIP researchers have studied the preparations for these elections and have concluded that the odds of election violence are low. It's not the only threat. The Russians will likely interfere in these elections because they've not accepted that Ukraine is an independent country. They have annexed territory. They have attacked naval vessels. They have blockaded ports. All of these actions violate the standards and norms and treaties that have kept the peace among major powers in Europe since World War II. With free, fair, safe elections, the Ukrainian people can reassert their sovereignty and elect their president free of Russian influence. How is that? To learn more about our work on Ukraine and elections, check out usip.org.