Former President Donald Trump stated he’ll meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Trump Tower on Friday morning, following doubt over whether or not the 2 would meet whereas Zelenskyy is visiting the U.S.
Trump has been extremely essential of funding to Ukraine and at occasions, Zelenskyy — an uneasy relationship that was made even much less comfy after the Ukrainian president introduced a go to to an ammunition plant in battleground state Pennsylvania. Home Speaker Mike Johnson referred to as on Zelenskyy to fireplace his ambassador to the U.S., Oksana Markarova, over the Pennsylvania journey and its lack of Republicans current.
Zelenskyy has in flip been essential of Trump, saying the previous U.S. president “does not actually know the best way to cease the struggle.” Trump ceaselessly says Russia “would have by no means attacked Ukraine” if he was president.
Talking to reporters in New York Metropolis on Thursday, Trump introduced he’ll met with Zelenskyy at Trump Tower at 9:45 a.m. ET.
“As you understand, President Zelenskyy has requested to fulfill with me and I will probably be assembly with him tomorrow round 9:45 in Trump Tower,” Trump advised reporters.
Earlier Thursday, Trump posted to his social media platform, Reality Social, a message purportedly from Zelenskyy requesting a face-to-face assembly with Trump whereas Zelenskyy would already be in New York.
Trump’s announcement that he would meet with Zelenskyy got here shortly after that put up.
Zelenskyy was in Washington on Thursday for conferences with high members of Congress, in addition to President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
