Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky lacks legitimacy since his term expired on May 20. “We consider that the legitimacy of the current head of state (Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky) has ended,” Putin said during a joint press conference with Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko. Zelenksy continues to remain in power even though his term has ended because of martial law in the country that came into force after Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022.