Vladimir Putin has won another election in Russia, securing a 6-year term with a voter turnout of over 75%. Despite this, Ukraine's Foreign Ministry has issued a statement urging international allies not to recognize Putin as the legitimate president of Russia. They argue there are no legal grounds to recognize him as democratically elected, citing concerns about the legitimacy of his extended tenure. The inauguration ceremony is scheduled for May 7, amidst increasing tensions and Ukraine's refusal to acknowledge Putin's presidency.
Ukraine: We do not recognize the presidency of dictator Putin and we call on the world to do the same. https://t.co/2lb6twMIla
“On May 7, the inauguration ceremony of Vladimir Putin will take place in Russia. In this way, the Russian authorities are trying to create for the whole world and their citizens the illusion of the legitimacy of the almost lifelong stay in power of a man who turned the Russian… https://t.co/wFSbnrPNMf
In Putin’s bid to recast Russia as a global superpower, he champions a society built on pro-war activism, puritanical values and scaled-back social rights. https://t.co/egtFenfV2H
Ukraine's Foreign Ministry has called on international allies not to recognize Vladimir Putin, who will be inaugurated on Tuesday, as Russia's legitimate president. https://t.co/QutyVUIZHk
Ukraine's foreign ministry called on Kyiv's international allies not to recognize Vladimir Putin as Russia's legitimate president. https://t.co/v8dllCUFZi
🇷🇺🇺🇦 UKRAINE DOES NOT RECOGNISE PUTIN AS THE PRESIDENT! LMAO, looks like Russia will not recognise Zelensky after the end of his turn as well. -> This is the last nail in the coffin of the negations idea, they formally cannot negotiate with each other anymore. https://t.co/mxP5ML1o3n
Ukraine said it did not recognize Putin as the legitimate president of Russia and called on the world to do the same. Zelensky has clearly stepped on thin ice as the countdown to his own legitimate tenure in power has begun and no elections have been held in Ukraine https://t.co/kuXTpuO4f1
Vladimir Putin just overwhelmingly won an election where 75%+ of eligible voters turned out to vote. Volodymyr Zelenskyy suspended elections in Ukraine and technically his term as president of Ukraine ends May 21. This is pure projection: “Ukraine’s foreign ministry called on… https://t.co/pnMGw79IHU
UKRAINE FOREIGN MINISTRY CALLS UPON PARTNERS NOT TO RECOGNIZE PUTIN AS LEGITIMATE PRESIDENT
UKRAINE FOREIGN MINISTRY ON UPCOMING PUTIN INAUGURATION: NO LEGAL GROUNDS TO RECOGNIZE PUTIN AS DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED AND LEGITIMATE PRESIDENT
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decisions, shaped by his paranoid worldview and shielded from objective counsel, are making self-defeating blunders more common—and pushing his regime toward the brink of collapse, writes @SamorukovM. https://t.co/W2WGow6xKg
As Putin begins another 6-year term, he is entering a new era of extraordinary power in Russia https://t.co/BbVxckcTca