US presidential candidate Donald Trump has published a message that he claims was written to him by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Trump posted a screenshot of the message on his social network Truth Social, according to Komersant ukrainskyi
As can be seen from the screenshot, the message from Zelensky was allegedly passed to Trump by the deputy head of the diplomatic mission to the United States, Denis Sienik.
The full text of the message is in translation:
Dear Donald,
I hope you are doing well.
I recall our recent phone conversation – it was very good.
All of us in Ukraine want to end this war with a just peace. And we know that this cannot be achieved without America. That’s why we want to understand each other and stay in close contact.
A few days ago we requested a meeting with you, and I really want to hear your thoughts directly, firsthand.
You know that I have always had great respect for everything to do with you, and I think that’s the way it should be. I might be in New York on Friday, that would be a good time to meet.
I think it’s important for us to have personal contact and fully understand each other. Let me know if you are in town at that time – I would very much like to see us meet as part of our efforts to end this war in a just way.
Sincerely, Vladimir”
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Trump posted this message without commenting on it, but it has now become known that the meeting will take place.
“President Zelenskyy asked to meet with me, and I will meet with him tomorrow morning, at about 9:45 (16:45 Kyiv time) at Trump Tower,”
– Ukrinform quoted the candidate as saying.
Earlier, Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson refused to meet with Zelenskyy, citing his heavy workload. It was also reported that Trump himself had ignored Zelenskyy’s proposals for a meeting. Recently, he has somewhat stepped up his almost anti-Ukrainian rhetoric. In particular, Trump has called Zelenskyy “the best salesman in history” because he makes billions of dollars every time he comes to Washington.
President Zelenskyy’s current visit to the United States is accompanied by a loud scandal – Republicans accused him of interfering in the US election because he visited a plant in Pennsylvania that produces ammunition, including for Ukraine. At the same time, the US delegation did not include any Republicans, and Pennsylvania is a swing state, so there is a serious struggle for votes here. The US Congress even opened an investigation into the visit.
Nevertheless, Zelenskyy met with a bipartisan delegation from the US House of Representatives.