KIEV — Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday that Joe Biden should have met him before the US president’s first summit with Russia’s Vladimir Putin as they could resolve nothing on Ukraine without Kiev’s involvement.
Zelensky spoke as the US and Russian leaders prepare to meet in Geneva on Wednesday.
Earlier this month Biden reaffirmed US support for Ukraine’s territorial integrity and invited Zelensky to the White House in July.
“It would be better to have this meeting before the summit,” Zelensky, 43, said in an interview with three international news agencies, including AFP.
Zelensky said he did not expect Putin and Biden to come up wi…
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