Zelenskiy says White House did not inform him of documents leak, Washington Post reports

FILE PHOTO: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addresses a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., December 21, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

(Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told the Washington Post in an interview published on Tuesday that the White House did not inform him about a leak of secret U.S. documents that grabbed attention around the world last month.

"I did not receive information from the White House or the Pentagon beforehand,” Zelenskiy was quoted as saying.