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Russia proposes UN control of Ukraine
Volunteers for an air-defence unit stand on their position while Russian drone explodes during bombardment of Odesa region, Ukraine, March 28, 2025

RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin put forward a scheme today for Ukraine to be placed under United Nations control.

In televised remarks to the crew of a Russian nuclear submarine, Mr Putin repeated his claim that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky lacks the legitimacy to sign a peace deal.

Mr Zelensky’s term would have expired last year, but Kiev has postponed elections due to the war.

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