KYIV – Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has asked for a phone call with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin about the Russian troop buildup across his country's border and the escalating tensions in eastern Ukraine, but the request has been left unanswered so far, Zelenskyy's spokeswoman said Monday. “The Kremlin, of course, has the request to talk to Vladimir Putin.
We haven't received a response so far and very much hope that it's not a refusal of dialogue,” Iuliia Mendel told The Associated Press.
The request was lodged on March 26, when four Ukrainian troops were killed in a mortar attack in the east, she added. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday he hasn't seen any requests from Zelenskyy “in recent days” and is not aware