Zelensky, Putin sick of power, wants to reign forever - Last hour. Volodymyr Zelensky writes on social media, as the first data arrives confirming the plebiscite against the Russian leader.

"It is clear to everyone that this character, as has happened so many times in history, is simply drunk with power," the Ukrainian president says. "There is no evil that he will not commit to prolong his personal power," he adds, calling the Russian vote "without any legitimacy"