Ukrainian President Defends Trump: ‘Normal Call,’ ‘Nobody Push Me’

‘I think you read everything’

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ZELENSKY: "We have many investment cases. We are ready."

TRUMP: "And stop corruption in Ukraine because that will really make you great. That will make you great personally, and it will also be so tremendous for your nation in terms of what you want to do and where you want to take it. Thank you very much. It's a great honour."

ZELENSKY: "Thank you very much."

REPORTER: "President Zelensky, have you felt any pressure from President Trump to investigate Joe Biden and Hunter Biden?"

ZELENSKY: " I think you read everything. So I think you read text. I’m ... I am sorry but I don’t want to be involved to democratic open, uh, hum... вибориe... elections of U.S.A. You've heard we had, um, I think good phone call. It was normal. We spoke about many things and I thought so. And I think and you read it that nobody push it, pushed me."

TRUMP: "In other words, no pressure. There was no pressure. By the way, you know there was no pressure. All you have to do is see what went on the call. But you know that. But you could ask the questions and I appreciate the answers."

REPROTER: "Mr. President, would you like President Zelensky to do more on Joe Biden and investigation?"

TRUMP: ''No, I want him to do whatever he can. This was not his fault, he wasn't there. He has just been here recently."

ZELENSKY: "We have many investment cases. We are ready."

TRUMP: "And stop corruption in Ukraine because that will really make you great. That will make you great personally, and it will also be so tremendous for your nation in terms of what you want to do and where you want to take it. Thank you very much. It's a great honour."

ZELENSKY: "Thank you very much."

REPORTER: "President Zelensky, have you felt any pressure from President Trump to investigate Joe Biden and Hunter Biden?"

ZELENSKY: " I think you read everything. So I think you read text. I’m ... I am sorry but I don’t want to be involved to democratic open, uh, hum... вибориe... elections of U.S.A. You've heard we had, um, I think good phone call. It was normal. We spoke about many things and I thought so. And I think and you read it that nobody push it, pushed me."

TRUMP: "In other words, no pressure. There was no pressure. By the way, you know there was no pressure. All you have to do is see what went on the call. But you know that. But you could ask the questions and I appreciate the answers."

REPROTER: "Mr. President, would you like President Zelensky to do more on Joe Biden and investigation?"

TRUMP: ''No, I want him to do whatever he can. This was not his fault, he wasn't there. He has just been here recently."

 

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