Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Photo:VCG

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday said the West was in no hurry to help Ukraine.

"How are you going to defend yourself when you are so slowly helping us in Ukraine?" Zelensky said in a statement released by his office. "State institutions in Europe are not in a hurry with really strong decisions."

Zelensky also called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to sit down to talks.