“It is important to us that someone from the Kyiv regime demonstrates the political will to acknowledge the reality on the ground and move toward a peaceful solution,” Peskov replied when asked by the Sputnik news agency whether it was essential for Russia who leads Ukraine.

The spokesman asserted that Zelenskyy is not showing the political will necessary to halt the conflict.

Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump stated that Zelenskyy could have resolved the conflict on more than one occasion but chooses not to, and that Ukraine needs a new leader.

Since February 24, 2022, Russia has been conducting a special military operation in Ukraine; according to President Vladimir Putin, its objectives are to protect the population of Donbas from “genocide by the Kyiv regime” and to counter the national security risks posed by the eastward expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

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