Vladimir Putin proposed introducing a temporary administration in Ukraine, which would allow for new elections and the signing of key agreements to achieve a resolution to the war, Russian news agencies reported on Friday.
Putin expressed this idea during a visit to the Northern Fleet, while speaking with sailors of the nuclear submarine 'Arkhangelsk'.
Putin noted that US President Donald Trump 'sincerely wants to end this conflict', after which he spoke about 'Europe, which is trying to lead us by the nose', and 'Nazis, who have had great influence in Ukraine since the collapse of the Soviet Union'. The main issue again became the 'illegitimacy' of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, thanks to which Ukraine is led by the 'Azov' regiment. 'If he himself is illegitimate, then all the others are too', Putin explained.
'In principle, of course, it would be possible under the auspices of the UN, the US, with European countries, of course, with our partners and friends to discuss the possibility of introducing temporary governance in Ukraine. To conduct democratic elections and bring to power a capable and trusted government', Putin stated.
He also expressed the opinion that Russia is 'persistently and confidently moving towards achieving all the goals' declared at the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. 'Along the entire line of combat contact, our troops have strategic initiative, and I recently said that we will push them, but there is reason to believe that we will finish them off', Vladimir Putin stated.
Putin's comments came amid US attempts to find ways to resolve the conflict by restoring ties with Russia and conducting separate negotiations with both Moscow and Kyiv.
As Reuters writes, a White House National Security Council representative, responding to a question about Putin's statements on temporary administration, said that Ukraine's governance is determined by its constitution and the people of the country.