Zelenskyy cuts short visit to South Africa after deadly Russian strike on Kyiv

Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday there was no pressure on Russia to move forward towards a deal that would provide lasting peace in Ukraine.

“I do not see pressure on Russia now and new sanctions packages against the aggression of the Russian Federation,” Zelenskyy said, speaking in Pretoria alongside South African president Cyril Ramaphosa.

Zelenskyy was speaking on a visit to South Africa, which he said he will cut…