KYIV, Feb 2 – President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that he discussed with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte the escalation on the Ukrainian borders, economic security and sanctions against the Russian Federation.

"We have devoted most of our time today to security in Ukraine, security at our borders, as well as security that affects the economy of our state. We also discussed in detail certain sanctions from the EU, from the Netherlands in case of escalation," Zelensky said at a joint press conference with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte in Kyiv on Wednesday.