President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his legitimacy is recognised and determined by the Ukrainian people, while criticizing that of Russian President Vladimir Putin, APA reports citing Reuters.
"President Zelenskyy's legitimacy is recognised by the people of Ukraine... Our people are free. Putin's legitimacy is recognised only by comrade Putin," he told a press conference in Paris.
Presidential elections in Ukraine were supposed to take place this spring, following Zelenskyy's five-year term of office.