Russia puts Zelensky on wanted list

The Russian Interior Ministry has put Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on a wanted list, an online database of alleged criminals sought by authorities.

The ministry’s database said Zelensky was wanted under unspecified criminal charges.

Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, who ran against Zelensky in the 2019 presidential election, has been added to the wanted list as well.

Russia has placed several Ukrainian politicians on the wanted list since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, among them head of the country’s military intelligence Kyrylo Budanov and head of the National Security and Defence Council Oleksandr Lytvynenko.