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

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.

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.

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.