Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed putting Ukraine under temporary governance under the U.N. umbrella as part of efforts to reach a peaceful settlement of the three-year-old war.

The United Nations recognizes the Ukrainian government as legitimate. It must be respected, states UN Secretary-General António Guterres during a conversation with journalists. "Ukraine has a legitimate government,

Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested Ukraine could be placed under a form of temporary administration to allow for new elections and the signature of key accords with the aim of reaching a settlement in the war,