Ukraine's President Zelenskyy walks a fine line between downplaying the likelihood of war and appealing to allies for help from an aggressor, writes International Affairs Editor DominicWaghorn
He knows how to perform to a room. And can he talk.
Speaking at a news conference for foreign media on Friday, he faced question after question on the talk of a rift between him and US President Joe Biden.The two presidents had spoken on the phone the night before. Accounts of the call vary but Mr Zelenskyy used it to express his frustration at allies.
The Pentagon says there's a distinct possibility Russia could soon invade Ukraine. Ukrainian intelligence disputes that.An adviser to the president this week told Sky News it's missing some key elements of military infrastructure that it needs to carry out an invasion any time soon. The Ukraine government has been telling its people not to panic, no invasion is imminent. Critics say it is more worried that all this talk of invasion will adversely affect the economy.
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