The decree formalised feedback made by Zelenskyy on Friday after the Russian president proclaimed 4 occupied areas of Ukraine to be part of Russia, in what Kyiv and the West mentioned was an illegitimate farce.
“He (Putin) doesn’t know what dignity and honesty are. Due to this fact, we’re prepared for a dialogue with Russia, however with one other president of Russia,” Zelenskyy mentioned on Friday.
Ukrainian forces have damaged by way of Russian defences within the south of the nation and expanded a fast offensive within the east, seizing again territory in areas annexed by Russia, which invaded Ukraine in February.
Putin, who turns 70 this week, has dominated Russia’s political panorama for greater than 20 years and will run for workplace two extra occasions underneath constitutional reforms he presided over, probably remaining in energy till 2036.