President Volodymyr Zelenskyy commented on the presidential election in Russia.
He said in his evening video address on 17 March that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin "is simply obsessed with power and is doing everything to rule for life" and "there is no evil he will not commit to prolong his personal reign".
"I thank every state, every leader, all international organisations that call and will call these things by their proper names. Everything Russia does in the occupied territory of Ukraine is a crime. There must be a just retribution for everything that Russian murderers have done in this war and for the sake of Putin's lifelong power. He is afraid of only one thing most of all - justice," Zelenskyy stressed.
The Ukrainian president added that "this imitation of elections has no legitimacy and cannot have any" and that Putin belongs in The Hague.
"This figure must end up in the dock in The Hague - this is what we must ensure. Everyone in the world who values life and decency," the president said.
The presidential election in Russia is being held on 15-17 March.