He is calling him that specifically because Ukraine has not held elections since Russia invaded. But you can't have elections in the middle of an active invasion, that much should be obvious.
So how surprised are we going to be in about 3 years when Trump allows Russia to invade US soil so that he has a reason to cancel the next election? Every accusation is a projection with this admin, they have made that very very clear, and he's already hinted several times that he does not intend to leave office.
He's literally telling us what he's going to do
Sack to crack, going to town