KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky discusses turmoil in Russia in phone calls with the leaders of the United States, Canada and Poland on late Sunday, and told the world leaders that the weakness of Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin had been exposed.
The phone calls took place after a failed mutiny by Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin on Saturday that raised questions about Putin’s grip on power as Ukraine presses a counteroffensive in its south and east.
“We discussed the hostilities in Russia. The world must put pressure on Russia until international order is restored,” Zelensky said after a phone call with US President Joe Biden.
In another similar statement, Zelensky said he had told Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a phone call about the “threatening situation” at Ukraine’s vast, Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
Zelensky warned this week that Russia was considering carrying out an act of “terrorism” involving the release of radiation at the plant, an allegation denied by Russia. The Ukrainian leader made similar comments in a statement announcing a phone call with Polish President Andrzej Duda.
