NewsZelensky congratulates Trump, highlights U.S. support for Ukraine

Zelensky congratulates Trump, highlights U.S. support for Ukraine

Trump-Zelenski night conversation. "I appreciate the outreach"
Trump-Zelenski night conversation. "I appreciate the outreach"
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20 July 2024 07:33

During the night from Friday to Saturday, Volodymyr Zelensky spoke with Donald Trump. The Ukrainian president congratulated the former President of the USA on his nomination by the Republican Party and thanked him for the support Ukraine has received from the USA. Trump, in turn, wrote that he "appreciates Zelensky for reaching out."

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, congratulated Donald Trump on his nomination by the Republican Party as the presidential candidate and wished him "strength and absolute safety in the future."

"I noted the vital bipartisan and bicameral American support for protecting our nation's freedom and independence," reads a post by the President of Ukraine.

Zelensky also stressed that "Ukraine will always be grateful to the United States for its help in strengthening our ability to resist Russian terror." He also announced a "personal meeting" where "steps that can make peace fair and truly lasting" will be discussed.

"I appreciate for reaching out"

Meanwhile, Trump wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social, that he had a "very good phone call" with Zelensky. He confirmed that Zelensky congratulated him and condemned the assassination attempt.

"I appreciate President Zelenskyy for reaching out because I, as your next President of the United States, will bring peace to the world and end the war that has cost so many lives and devastated countless innocent families," reads a post by Trump.

"Both sides will be able to come together and negotiate a deal that ends the violence and paves a path forward to prosperity," added the former president.

Zelensky on Trump

If Donald Trump becomes the President of the USA, we expect "hard work, but we are hard workers," declared the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, in an interview with the BBC published during the night from Thursday to Friday. He announced that he was ready to cooperate with anyone who held power in the USA.

When asked to comment on the statement by the Republican candidate for Vice President of the USA, J.D. Vance, who previously said that "he doesn’t care what happens to Ukraine one way or the other," Zelensky said that "Maybe he really doesn’t understand what goes on in Ukraine." "So we have to work with the United States," he emphasized.

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