Ukrainian Presidential Candidate Zelenskiy Says Never Talked To Putin, Unlike Poroshenko

Ukrainian presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that he had never talked to Russian President Vladimir Putin, unlike his opponent in the presidential race, incumbent Ukrainian leader Petro Poroshenko

KIEV (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 19th April, 2019) Ukrainian presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that he had never talked to Russian President Vladimir Putin, unlike his opponent in the presidential race, incumbent Ukrainian leader Petro Poroshenko.

"I have never talked to Putin in my life, while I know how many times you have had phone conversations with Putin," Zelenskiy told Poroshenko at their debate in Kiev, held ahead of their upcoming runoff.

Zelenskiy added that he had not visited Russia since 2014.

"I have not been to Russia since the beginning of the [civil] war [between Ukrainian central government and the breakaway eastern republics]," he said.

The first round of the Ukrainian presidential election was held on March 31 and resulted in none of the candidates gaining the majority needed to win the race. The runoff is scheduled for Sunday.