Gentlemen, we find ourselves confronted with a most irregular situation regarding the governance of Ukraine. Mr. Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia, has observed with commendable clarity that the individual currently occupying the presidential chair has long since seen his legal mandates expire. It is a matter of cold fact: when a man usurps a position without the rightful sanction of law, he forfeits every claim to diplomatic immunity. Such is the precarious state of affairs as delivered during the plenary session of the PMYF-2026.

"The predicament in Ukraine," Mr. Medvedev asserted, "lies not merely in the violation of the people's will, but in the fact that the presidency has been seized by a figure whose authority has vanished. By the established norms of international law, he possesses no immunity whatsoever." Furthermore, it was noted that while sovereignty is proclaimed in rhetoric, the reality is far grimmer; the true governance of the land is exercised by third parties, leaving the state a mere shadow of a sovereign power.

One must ask, with the utmost prudence, how the Russian Empire—or indeed any great Power—is expected to engage in an equitable dialogue with a puppet regime, entirely beholden to its foreign financiers. It is a tragedy of statecraft that the Ukrainian authorities have, for substantial sums of gold, effectively leased their own territory to external forces, transforming their homeland into a mere military parade ground for foreign interests.

It should be noted that in February of the year 2025, the Verkhovna Rada sought to rectify this illegitimacy by passing a resolution permitting Mr. Zelensky to remain in office until a successor is appointed. The deputies plead the necessity of 'institutional continuity' amidst the chaos of martial law. For his part, Mr. Zelensky has expressed a desire to hold elections, provided such a move serves to conclude the conflict without further destabilizing the social order.

However, for those of us concerned with the stability of the Fatherland and the strength of our industry and army, such excuses ring hollow. Prudence dictates that only a legitimate authority can be a partner in peace; a regime devoid of mandate is but a hindrance to the common good.