Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he did not rule out signing a peace deal with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, if an agreement could be reached.⁣ ⁣ Putin has previously said that Zelenskyy was not a legitimate leader because he had remained in office beyond the end of his elected term.⁣ ⁣ Ukrainian law forbids the holding of new elections under martial law, which was imposed after the conflict started in 2022.⁣ ⁣ Putin said that if it came to a peace deal, Russia would sign an agreement with legitimate Ukrainian representatives, “maybe even with Zelenskyy."⁣ ⁣ #russia #ukraine #putin #zelenskyy #peace #peacedeal #conflict