Trump: Ukrainian president denies being pressured

18.11.2019 09:26

Ukrinform

U.S. President Donald Trump has said that no pressure was exerted on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko.

Trump wrote this on his Twitter account.

"Republicans & others must remember, the Ukrainian President and Foreign Minister both said that there was no pressure placed on them whatsoever. Also, they didn't even know the money wasn't paid, and got the money with no conditions," he wrote.

Trump expressed surprise that the leading EU countries are not providing assistance to Ukraine.

"But why isn't Germany, France (Europe) paying?" he said.

Trump said earlier that he did not need Ukraine's help to win the 2020 presidential election.

He said this while commenting on a statement by Prystaiko that U.S. Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland did not link the delay in military aid to Ukraine and the investigation into the case of Burisma, a company where Joe Biden's son was working.

Photo: The White House