Zelensky has driven himself into a dead end - Putin

“It doesn't matter what his rating is: four or how many percent there is. His rating is twice lower than Zaluzhny's. Zelensky has no chance of winning the new election,” he said.

Putin is not against preserving Ukraine's statehood, but it is important to him that Ukraine is not used to threaten Moscow, Meduza reported.

He called Zelensky a toxic figure for Ukraine.

“He has driven himself into a dead end by banning negotiations with Russia. He is avoiding negotiations because otherwise we will have to cancel martial law and go straight to elections. We are interested in keeping Zelensky in power - he degrades the regime,” he said.

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