“Trump said that he has a “very good relationship” with Zelenskyi and Putin September 27, 17:56 Share: Volodymyr Zelenskyi and Donald Trump (Photo:REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton) US presidential candidate from the Republican Party Donald Trump said during a meeting with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi, that the politicians have “very good relations”. The broadcast of the meeting was published by Forbes. At the same time, the presidential candidate noted that he also has good relations and”, — write on: ua.news
Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump (Photo: REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton)
Donald Trump, the US presidential candidate from the Republican Party, said during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi that the politicians have a “very good relationship.” The broadcast of the meeting was published by Forbes.
At the same time, the presidential candidate noted that he also has good relations with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.
“I also have a good relationship with President Putin. I think if we win, we’ll solve it very quickly,” Trump said, referring to Russia’s war against Ukraine.
In response to this, Zelensky expressed hope that Trump’s relationship with him is still better than with Putin.
The candidate for the US presidency emphasized that for him “it is a great honor” to meet with Zelenskyi.
Trump praised Ukraine’s president for his handling of the impeachment attempt to pressure Ukraine for military aid soon after Zelensky became president. Trump named Zelensky “piece of steel”.
The meeting between Volodymyr Zelenskyi and Donald Trump — what is known
On September 26, after Zelensky’s previous refusal to meet, Trump suddenly announced that he would meet with the President of Ukraine on the morning of September 27 in New York.
Earlier, the American magazine Time reported that the teams of Zelensky and Trump discussed the possibility of their meeting at Trump’s residence.
However, the team of the president of Ukraine decided to abandon this idea, as it could be perceived as support for Trump in the elections.
Instead, as the publication claims, the Ukrainians offered to meet with Trump for more “neutral territory”, for example, on the set of an American TV channel for a joint interview.
On September 22, the president of Ukraine began his visit to the US by visiting a weapons factory in Pennsylvania together with the governor of the state, Josh Shapiro, an ally of the US Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, which angered some Republicans.
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, demanded the dismissal of Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States, Oksana Markarova, for organizing a trip to the plant. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer launched an investigation into Zelensky’s use of an American plane to fly to a facility in Pennsylvania. Comer said the committee will try to determine whether there was “abuse of power” by the Biden administration and whether the White House could “use a foreign leader to benefit the Kamala Harris presidential campaign.”
Republicans were also outraged by Zelensky’s words about Trump’s vice-presidential candidate Jay D. Vance, CNN writes. He called Vance too radical because of the latter’s proposals to make territorial concessions to Ukraine.