The OP and the White House responded to Putin's statement regarding UN-led governance in Ukraine

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has proposed a United Nations-backed interim government in Ukraine to hold elections and bring a “functional government” to power. The White House and the Office of the President have responded to the Russian dictator's statement.

Ukraine's reaction

Presidential communications advisor Dmytro Lytvyn wrote on the social network X (formerly Twitter) that Putin should “take pills to start his brain activity.”

“If Putin is once again trying to figure out who he needs to interact with to seriously move toward ending this war, maybe he should just take some pills to kick-start his brain—if only those pills still work for him,” Litvin wrote.

Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council, noted that Putin is doing everything he can to delay and disrupt the movement towards peace, because he is not interested in ending the war.

According to Kovalenko, this is why he “constantly puts forward some crazy ideas and demands.”

“Its room for maneuver may be narrowed due to tough economic restrictions on Russia and Ukraine's strengthening. I hope this will become clear if Russia does not cease fire by Easter,” the head of the Central Military Commission wrote.

US position

The White House responded to the Russian dictator's statement. In a comment to Reuters, a representative of the White House National Security Council stated that governance in Ukraine is determined by its Constitution and the people of the country.

What is known about Putin's proposal?

On the evening of March 27, during a trip to Murmansk, Putin proposed introducing interim administration in Ukraine under the auspices of the UN, in order to hold presidential elections during this time, and only then conclude a peace agreement.

He said he wanted to discuss it with the United States, Europe and Russia's “partners and friends.” The Russian dictator added that “this is one of the options” and gave the examples of the former Yugoslavia and New Guinea.

– For what? To hold democratic elections and bring to power a capable government that has the trust of the people. And then begin peace negotiations with them, sign legitimate documents that will be recognized all over the world, – said Putin.

On February 18, after talks between US and Russian representatives in Saudi Arabia, Trump estimated Zelensky's approval rating at 4%. He stated that elections were necessary.

Instead, Zelensky reported that the American leader had voiced Russian disinformation. After that, Trump called the Ukrainian president a “dictator without elections.” However, on February 27, the US leader said that he did not remember his words about Zelensky as a “dictator.”

If there had been no war, the parliamentary elections would have been held in October 2023, the first round of the presidential elections in March 2024, and local elections in October 2025. However, the legislation does not allow this. The Ukrainian authorities have consistently advocated that the elections should be held after the end of martial law.

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