Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has once again repeated the false Russian version that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is illegitimate.
This was reported by URA-Inform with reference to ISW.
Analysts from the American Institute for the Study of War concluded that he had firmly established that the overthrow of Ukraine's legitimate, democratic government was one of the Kremlin's preconditions for a negotiated settlement of the war.
As analysts recall, on December 16, Putin mistakenly stated that Ukraine's Constitution only provides for extending the powers of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (parliament) and does not extend the powers of the president, even under martial law.
The Constitution of Ukraine and domestic legislation on martial law stipulate that presidential, parliamentary and local elections cannot be held under martial law. position, and Ukraine has been in that position since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022.
Zelensky was legally obligated to suspend Ukraine's 2024 elections year in accordance with these provisions, and did so. Kremlin officials have previously used this false narrative to claim that Zelensky is illegitimate and without authority, and to suggest that the Ukrainian Rada is the only legitimate entity with which Russia can negotiate. /p>
In turn, political scientist Fesenko predicted when exactly elections will take place in Ukraine.
