Russian officials criticize Ukrainian leadership as war anniversary approaches

Russian officials have made a series of public statements targeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other figures. Dmitry Medvedev, a senior Russian official, used a literary quote to comment on Zelenskyy's fate and gave him a new nickname.

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told RT that Zelensky thinks only of his own survival. The Russian embassy in Seoul displayed a banner reading 'Victory will be ours' ahead of the war's anniversary.