Ukraine's leader intensifies pressure on global businesses to increase sanctions against Russia

Ukraine's leader is intensifying pressure on global businesses to increase sanctions against Russia, pushing for urgent action to defend freedom. And a Russian diplomat to the United Nations has quit over the fighting, issuing a letter condemning his colleagues over the aggressive war.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy displayed on a screen as he addresses the audience from Kyiv on a screen during the World Economic Forum in Davos Source: AP

President Zelenskyy told the Forum he would be willing to meet with Russia's President Vladimir Putin in a bid to end the war.  He noted the world is at a turning point, while encouraging all foreign businesses to exit the Russian market to remain distant from the fighting.