President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin says he doesn't have a relationship with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy since they don’t know each other and have only talked on the phone, reports RIA Novosti.

“What is the relationship between me and Zelenskyy? There is no relationship. I have never seen him, we don’t know each other, and we have only talked on the phone. He seems to be an honest and sympathetic person,” Putin said in his speech at “Russia is Calling!” conference organized by VTB Capital.