Poroshenko Refuses To Answer Questions Asked By Russian Journalists in Davos
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko ignored Russian journalists at the World Economic Forum in Davos. As reported on Friday, January 22nd by RIA Novosti, reporters tried to get a comment from the Ukrainian leader several times, but upon learning that they were Russian media representatives, he flatly refused to communicate.
A Russian journalist from the news agency Sputnik posed a question in English. Poroshenko asked what country he was from, and learning that he was from Russia, the President covered the recorder with his hand and said in English that he would not talk.
The day before, a similar situation occurred with a journalist from the RIA Novosti news agency. The journalist intended to ask the Ukrainian leader a question about meeting with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, but the representative of delegation from Ukraine said that the president did not plan to communicate with the Russian media, and tried to call security. The incident occurred in a hall with open access for the press.
Journalists who had worked for several years at the Davos forums said that such behavior from newsmakers at the event was unusual. The forum is traditionally an open platform, where communication takes place without any restrictions, the agency said. The 26th World Economic Forum in Davos will end on Saturday.