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Former President Trump said Thursday helium would beryllium gathering with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, a determination that came aft the erstwhile president had earlier reportedly rejected a gathering with the Ukrainian president.
“As you know, President Zelensky has asked to conscionable with me, and I volition beryllium gathering with him time greeting astatine astir 9:45 successful Trump Tower,” Trump said during a property league successful New York.
“And it's a shame what's happening successful Ukraine, truthful galore deaths, truthful overmuch destruction. It's a horrible thing.”
NBC News reported Wednesday that Trump had decided not to conscionable with Zelensky. The erstwhile president criticized the Ukrainian president, saying portion successful North Carolina connected Wednesday, “He’s making small nasty aspersions toward your favourite president, me,” according to the quality outlet.
Zelensky rankled Republicans aft helium called Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) “too radical” during an interrogation with The New Yorker that was released earlier this week. Zelensky’s determination to articulation Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) during an ammunition mill circuit was besides interpreted by immoderate members of the GOP arsenic campaigning for Democrats.
Trump’s announcement was made the aforesaid time that Zelensky visited the White House.
The Hill has reached retired to the Ukrainian Embassy for comment.
