MOSCOW
\nRussian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday Ukraine should hold a presidential election following the expiry of President Volodymyr Zelensky\u2019s five-year term.
\nZelensky has not faced an election despite the expiry of his term, something he and Kyiv\u2019s allies deem the right decision in wartime. Putin said the only legitimate authority in Ukraine now was parliament, and that its head should be given power.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday Ukraine should hold a presidential election following the expiry of President Volodymyr Zelensky\u2019s five-year term. Zelensky has not faced an election despite the expiry of his term, something he and Kyiv\u2019s allies deem the right decision in wartime. Putin said the only legitimate authority in Ukraine now […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":393594,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-409411","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"\n