KYIV, 24 Feb (Sputnik) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday that Kiev had severed diplomatic relations with Moscow.

"This morning has gone down in history, but this history is absolutely different for our country and Russia. And we have broken off diplomatic ties with Russia", Zelensky told a news briefing.

This was preceded by Zelensky saying on 22 February that he had received a request from the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry to break off diplomatic relations with Russia.