Prior to their Friday meet, former president Donald Trump thanked surprised-looking Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for putting an end to the “impeachment ruse.”
” ]Zelensky ] said,’ President Trump did absolutely nothing wrong,'” Trump said as Zelensky stood silently by his side ahead of their New York City meeting. ” He said it loud and clear, and the prosecution fake died right it”.
The statement made reference to Trump’s first prosecution in 2019, which was alleged to have involved Zelensky’s political rival, Joe Biden, and his son Hunter Biden, who had received military support from the United States to battle separatists opposed to the president.
Zelensky spoke up at the time and said there was” no blackmail“, and Trump was acquitted in the Senate.
” I’ve always told you this, to be honest”, Trump said Friday,” but he was like a piece of steel”.
However, their relationship has since deteriorated, which could explain the anxious look on Zelensky’s experience as Trump spoke.
Zelensky has criticized Trump and his running mate, Sen. J. D. Vance (R-OH), in discussions and stirred controversy by taking a Democrats-only stock tour in swing position Pennsylvania on Sunday. Originally, it was unclear whether Zelensky and Trump had ever meet during their U.S. tour.
Zelensky told the media,” I hope we have more positive relationships with us.” Trump replied,” You know, it takes two to dance. We’re going to include a great meeting today. And I believe that the fact that we are still up today is a very encouraging signal.
” Finally, we’ll have a great victory”, Trump added. ” Because if the other side wins, I do n’t think you’re going to have victories with anything”.
On Thursday, Zelensky had a meeting with Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden in separate meetings. Harris made note of the fact that this was her sixth time speaking with Zelensky and pledged that the United States ‘ support for Ukraine would continue to be unwavering as part of a global strategy to maintain its position of power on the international stage.
” Isolation is no insulation”, she said. ” But then, the United States supports Ukraine, not out of charity but because it is in our proper attention”.
Zelensky has received criticism from Trump, who calls him” the greatest salesman on Earth” for obtaining more than$ 100 billion in U.S. aid and accuses him of “making little nasty aspersions toward your favorite president, me.”
Prior to their appointment at Trump Tower, the officials discussed what they shared.
” I think we have common view that the war in Ukraine has to be stopped, and Putin ca n’t win, and Ukraine has to prevail”, Zelensky said. And I want to talk about the specifics of our strategy with you.
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Trump claimed that Zelensky and Trump want to put an end to the conflict.
” I believe we may come to a decision that benefits both parties,” she said. It’s day”, Trump said. ” And by the way, ]Zelensky ] knows that, too. He desires to accomplish anything. He does n’t want to do this]war], and so we look forward to having the meeting”.