On Friday, March 28, Vladimir Putin called for the establishment of a “transitional administration” in Ukraine under the auspices of the UN, and for the organization of elections.
An authoritarian regime attempting to impose its will on a democratic country it has been attacking militarily for over three years has absolutely no legitimacy to speak of peace.
Putin’s Russia—where political opponents are imprisoned or murdered—can in no way pose as a defender of free elections. Putin changed the Constitution to allow himself to run again, abolished presidential term limits, and shut down the democratic space.
Let us remember that Russia is the aggressor:
Russia is guilty of abducting more than 19,646 Ukrainian children
Russia is responsible for the death of 604 children
Russia systematically and daily bombs Ukrainian civilian, cultural, sports, and energy infrastructure
A country guilty of war crimes and in violation of international law cannot dictate peace on its own terms. Ukraine does not need a “guardian” — especially not its executioner.
Ukraine will decide its future alone. Not Moscow.
