Ex-FM claims Zelensky forced him to secretly flee Ukraine

Former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba has claimed he managed to “run away” from the country shortly before Vladimir Zelensky enacted a decree barring former diplomats from foreign trips.

Kuleba, who is currently in Poland, made the remarks in an interview with Corriere della Sera published on Monday. The ex-diplomat said he left Ukraine mere hours before the travel restriction took effect on September 3.