Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has invited his American counterpart Joe Biden to visit the eastern European country to witness the carnage caused by Russian forces first hand.

The 44-year-old, in an interview with CNN’s ‘State of the Union’ that aired on Sunday, urged President Biden to “come here and see,” adding, “I think he will. I mean, it’s his decision, of course. And about the safety situation, it depends. I mean that. But I think he’s the leader of the United States, and that’s why he should come here to see.”

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During his trip to Poland earlier, President Biden had expressed disappointment at not being able to see the devastation in Ukraine first hand, and told reporters, “I’m here in Poland to see firsthand the humanitarian crisis and, quite frankly, part of my disappointment is that I can’t see it firsthand like I have in other places.”

“They will not let me, understandably, I guess, cross the border and take a look at what’s going on in Ukraine,” the 79-year-old had said.

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However, given questions surrounding the security of the US President in war-torn Ukraine, Biden is unlikely to visit.

Zelensky on Sunday also invited French President Emmanuel Macron to visit Ukraine to witness first hand the “genocide” that he had denied earlier.

In the same interview, the 44-year-old told CNN, “I talked to him yesterday.”

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“I just told him I want him to understand that this is not war, but nothing other than genocide. I invited him to come when he will have the opportunity. He’ll come and see, and I’m sure he will understand,” Zelensky said.

Zelensky’s appeals to world leaders to visit Ukraine come after UK President Boris Johnson took a surprise trip to Kyiv, which ended with him announcing new packages of financial and military aid for Ukraine.