Russian President Vladimir Putin said his nation will soon overwhelm and destroy the Ukrainian military, and suggested the United Nations take control of the country if the war ends. Putin made the bellicose comments,

Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested on March 27 that countries "friendly" to Russia could take part in the peace process and negoatiations to end Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Speaking with sailors from the Arkhangelsk nuclear submarine,

Russian president calls for new Ukrainian elections under international supervision before treaty negotiations