Trump announced the meeting at a press conference Thursday night. Zelenskyj asked for it. The last time the two met was about five years ago. Trump also faced impeachment proceedings while in office because he tried to use financial pressure to get Zelensky to start a lawsuit against the son of his Democratic rival Joe Biden.
“We have a very good relationship and as you know, I also have a very good relationship with President Putin,” Trump said in the presence of his guest. If he wins the presidential election in November, he will to resolve the war in Ukraine “very quickly,” stressed the Republican politician. Trump criticizes the huge financial and military aid to Ukraine. Ukraine at a campaign event and accused it of refusing to make a “deal” to end the war despite billions in US aid.
Zelensky may be “the greatest businessman in the world.” Trump said. “Every time he came to our country, he brought $60 billion with him. We continue to give billions of dollars to a man who refuses to make a deal, Zelensky,” criticized the former president, who is also described by Ukraine as “almost delete”. Trump had announced several times that he would end the war immediately if he was re-elected. At the beginning of the year, he refused an invitation from Zelensky to visit the front in Ukraine.
Zelensky is currently in the United States for the United Nations General Assembly. In Washington, he met, among others, US President Joe Biden and his deputy Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential candidate, to promote his country’s continued support in defense against Russia . Ukraine fears that if Trump is re-elected, he could make a deal with the aggressor Putin on their back.
2024-09-28 03:09:00
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