The United Nations recognizes the Ukrainian government as legitimate. It must be respected, states UN Secretary-General António Guterres during a conversation with journalists. "Ukraine has a legitimate government,

Putin said he wanted a U.N.-led administration to take control of Ukraine and conduct fresh elections, before any treaty is signed to end the conflict in the country.

The purpose of this proposal is, according to the Russian president, "to organize democratic presidential elections that would result in the arrival of a competent government trusted by the people. Vladimir Putin has proposed on Friday to establish a "transitional administration" in Ukraine under the supervision of the UN to organize a "democratic" presidential election and then negotiate a peace agreement with the new authorities in Kiev,

Vladimir Putin believes Donald Trump is seriously considering the annexation of Greenland. The President of Russia is concerned that the West might use the Arctic as a starting point for future conflicts.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that it's no business of his whether his American counterpart wants to seize the vast Arctic territory.