According to the agency, the incident occurred after Zelensky parted with Bartholomew, when the Ukrainian leader was walking towards his car.
At that moment, one of the representatives of the Turkish side, who provided security for Zelensky, “held the hand and blocked a representative of the Rossiya TV channel.
“He held it until the car of the President of Ukraine left the alley,” the agency reports.
Earlier Zelensky at a meeting with the Patriarch of Constantinople promised to defend the independence of the church.