Volodymyr Zelenskyy commented on the fake presidential elections in Russia and the temporarily occupied territories.
In an evening address on Sunday, March 17, the President of Ukraine emphasized that the Russian dictator should be in the dock.
“The other day, the Russian dictator is simulating another election. Everyone in the world understands that this figure, as has often happened in history, is simply sick of power and is doing everything to rule for life. There is no evil that he will not commit in order to prolong his personal power. And there is no one in the world who would be immune from this,” noted Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The President of Ukraine also thanked the leaders of countries and international organizations that “call and will call these things by their proper names.” He also stressed that any actions by Russia in the occupied territories are a crime.
“Everything that Russia does in the occupied territory of Ukraine is a crime. For everything that the Russian murderers have done in this war and for the sake of Putin’s lifelong power, there must be fair retribution. He fears one thing more than anything -
justice. There is no legitimacy in this imitation of elections and there cannot be. This figure should end up in the dock in The Hague - this is what we must ensure. Everyone in the world who values life and decency,” said Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The head of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, Kyrylo Budanov, also commented on the pseudo-elections in Russia and the occupied territories. He stated that Putin’s so-called elections are illegitimate.
“Whatever result the Russian Central Election Commission writes is a fake, since elections did not take place not only in the border regions. A large number of polling stations will not be able to count the ballots, because Russian activists, realizing the meanness of these “elections,” spoil them,” noted Kyrylo Budanov.