Zelensky։ «The Russia-US meeting was a surprise to us»

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that his government was caught off guard by a Russia-US meeting in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, as they learned of it only through the media.

Speaking at a news conference in the Turkish capital alongside Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Zelensky said: "The Russia-US meeting (in the Saudi capital Riyadh) was a surprise to us. We learned about it from the media.”

Touching on bilateral ties, Zelensky stressed that Turkish-Ukrainian relations are at a high level, as always, thanking the Turkish president and people.

At the same time, Zelensky noted that Ukraine does not feel US support, and linked this to Russian influence.