Vladimir Zelensky’s official term as the country’s head of state expired last month Power in Ukraine has been usurped, and its executive authorities have lost their legitimacy, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday during a plenary session at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).

Antonio Guterres has warned that the risk of a catastrophic conflict is at the highest level since the USSR collapsed Technological advances and escalating geopolitical tensions are imperiling the global population with the highest risk of a nuclear conflict since the Soviet Union broke up in 1991, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned.

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