Putin DESTROYS Zelensky – ‘Illegitimate Leader Can’t Negotiate!’

Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Ukraine and its Western backers of deliberately sabotaging peace talks in 2022, claiming that Kyiv had agreed to a draft settlement but later abandoned it under pressure from the U.S. and U.K. In a scathing interview, Putin dismissed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as "illegitimate" and unfit to negotiate, pointing to Kyiv’s decree banning talks with Russia. He asserted that Russia had withdrawn troops from Kyiv as a goodwill gesture, only for Ukraine to backtrack on peace efforts. Putin further alleged that the West is prolonging the conflict to weaken Russia and that Ukraine’s sovereignty is “almost nil” due to its dependence on foreign aid.