Ukrainian self-styled President Vladimir Zelensky, as the leader of a hostile political regime, is a legitimate military target, Dmitry Medvedev, the head of Russia’s Security Council, has said.

Speaking to TASS on Monday, Medvedev said that the question of Zelensky’s legitimacy as president is of no particular importance to Moscow.

‘For Russia, the final loss of legitimacy by the pseudo-president of the former Ukraine will not change anything. He noted that the leaders of countries waging war are always considered a legitimate military target.

Medvedev called Zelensky a war criminal, who should be caught and brought to justice or liquidated as a terrorist for his crimes against Russians and Ukrainians.

Zelensky appeared on the Russian Interior Ministry’s wanted list earlier this month though no data has been released about criminal proceedings against him.

Zelensky announced in December 2023 that no presidential or parliamentary elections would be held as long as martial law remains in force. In early May, lawmakers prolonged martial law by another three months.

According to Medvedev, Zelensky effectively seized power in the country after the elections were annulled. ‘He spat on the constitution of his country, ignored the Constitutional Court, and did not even extend, but usurped the supreme power,’ Medvedev argued.

In March, Ukrainskaya Pravda claimed, citing members of parliament, that Zelensky had virtually stripped the legislature of its powers and established de facto personal rule.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said recently that a ’moment will come soon when many people, including those inside Ukraine, will question [President Zelensky’s] legitimacy.’

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