Zelenskyy urges US companies to quit Russia, into Ukraine

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy answered questions from corporate leaders at the Yale CEO Summit on Wednesday.

The president urged companies that have not shut down operations in Russia to leave the country and instead set up their branches and new businesses in Ukraine. He also warned of widespread famine if Russia does not lift a blockade of Ukrainian ports that has prevented the export of grains.

Late Tuesday night, Zelenskyy warned that the coming winter will be “the most difficult” for Ukraine since its independence from the Soviet Union. He said the country won’t sell gas and coal abroad.

Meanwhile, a report suggested that more than 1,000 Ukrainian fighters captured in Mariupol have been sent to Russia for an “investigation.” There have been widespread concerns over the fate of soldiers captured in the southern port city after Russia seized it in late May.